Power is determined by strength in an area of life. It is how you show your full ability to do other tasks. Superpowers in cartoons and comic books are usually given to fictional characters who hide in the background of life. The writers do that to give ordinary people something to feel special about. They are given powers such as flying, speed, or invisibility, but hardly ever given the power to know everything or to receive special knowledge. Why is that? Most people do not think of knowledge as a superpower or anything special, but being educated and gaining knowledge might be one of the most important superpowers to have. With education, you can experience a “superpower” by gaining knowledge about anything in the world. You can be educated
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She knows her ancestors had a hard life and were seen to be inferior to other cultures, but she does not let that get to her. The character uses her knowledge of the past to compare herself to the common stereotype. Angelou uses sentences such as “Does my haughtiness offend you?” to set the voice of the character as a person with a blithe outlook on life; as if she does not care if anything she does offends or upsets anyone around her. The attitude given off by the character shows that she has the knowledge that she can indeed overcome the stereotype and rise above any hurtful words or actions thrown towards her. The family of the character educated her and taught her not to let the stereotypes given by society bring her down. The character had the superpower of education, and, because of that, she had risen above all of the society’s hurtful assumptions on how they could treat …show more content…
Alexie uses education to get out of the generalization but in a different aspect. He grew up reading and he loved to learn but he was told that “ A smart Indian was a dangerous person…” (Sherman) Most of his friends would conform to the standards and only show their knowledge around their families. He uses the power of education to teach the children of his culture how to write poems and short stories. He tells them that learning how to write will save them from fitting into the stereotype. By saying it like this, he is explaining that with knowledge comes opportunities and that will save you. It will lead you somewhere in
She knows her ancestors had a hard life and were seen to be inferior to other cultures, but she does not let that get to her. The character uses her knowledge of the past to compare herself to the common stereotype. Angelou uses sentences such as “Does my haughtiness offend you?” to set the voice of the character as a person with a blithe outlook on life; as if she does not care if anything she does offends or upsets anyone around her. The attitude given off by the character shows that she has the knowledge that she can indeed overcome the stereotype and rise above any hurtful words or actions thrown towards her. The family of the character educated her and taught her not to let the stereotypes given by society bring her down. The character had the superpower of education, and, because of that, she had risen above all of the society’s hurtful assumptions on how they could treat …show more content…
Alexie uses education to get out of the generalization but in a different aspect. He grew up reading and he loved to learn but he was told that “ A smart Indian was a dangerous person…” (Sherman) Most of his friends would conform to the standards and only show their knowledge around their families. He uses the power of education to teach the children of his culture how to write poems and short stories. He tells them that learning how to write will save them from fitting into the stereotype. By saying it like this, he is explaining that with knowledge comes opportunities and that will save you. It will lead you somewhere in