Blog Post #3

Cameron Richards
Melinda Schroeder
English 101
10/21/16

Fish Cheeks

     "Fish Cheeks" is a short story essay, by Amy Tan. In the story Amy depicts a Christmas eve dinner with a fourteen year old teenage Chinese girl, who is very embarrassed of her Chinese family and culture. Her parents had invited not only her entire family but the minister and his son , named Robert, who so happens to be the teenage girls crush. She begins to panic as she watches her relatives devour the unique foods that her mother had prepared, and spots Robert with complete disgust on his face. After the meal the teenage girl fell silent until everyone left. Her mother then tells her a valuable lesson. The lesson was, you can be who ever you want to be, as long as you embrace that fact of where you came from.

Superman and Me

      "Superman and Me" is a short story essay, by Sherman Alexie. In the story Sherman talks about the stereotypes of Native Americans and how he broke free from them and found his passion for literature. Sherman describes how he found his passion from his dad who was a fan of literature himself, and how his thirst for knowledge saved his life. The purpose of this story was to show that its possible to over come stereotypes that you think hold you back from what is your greatest possibility. 

Choice of Analysis

       For my essay I have chosen to analyze "Superman and Me." The reason being I am very familiar with Sherman Alexie's work. I can really connect with his work. While for "Fish Cheeks", "Superman and Me" has much more content that I liked. 

Work cited:

Alexie, Sherman, "Superman and Me." The Bedford Reader. Ed. X. J. Kennedy et al. 12th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2014. 110-114. Print.

Tan, Amy, "Fish Cheeks." The Bedford Reader. Ed. X. J. Kennedy et al. 12th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2014. 582-585. Print.

I commented on Atokena's blog and Makayla's blog.