The progression inherent in these three sentences conveys the meaning and purpose of this essay by demonstrating how he slowly started to think more maturely. The purpose of this essay is that no matter how people portray you as, it does not define you. Everything you do does not define you, you define it. People judge you based on your actions. Alexie’s use of parallel structure and repetition in the last two paragraph are two good examples of the purpose of the essay. These two paragraphs convey the meaning of the essay, seeing how he kept everything short and straightforward. Alexie's started this essay in a child’s perspective. He mentions his family, his living condition, and how he taught himself how to read. Now reading this essay you question yourself, “ how can a young boy be so knowledgeable?”. Just comparing Alexie's childhood to the average child, you can tell the way he was raised is in a completely different way. Bringing my attention to the statement that he made, “ I learned to read with a superman comic book.” You can tell he was at a very young age because he didn't remember basic information about the comic book. Analyzing the first paragraph I came up with…show more content… Alexie's start speaking in the third person. At this point I think he's afraid to show his real self to the others. By this point he was far too advanced for the other children. If he didn't live on the reservation, maybe he would’ve got more credit than he deserved. He might have been called a prodigy, but he was simply an oddity. Referring himself in the third person was his way to be proud of who he is now. The ability to talk about himself and not caring what other says . He's basically emphasizing that no matter what, if you put your mind to it you can make it. He starts to see the world and everything within a paragraph, breaking it down with his knowledge of the
