1) The following phrase, "“We lived on a combination of irregular paychecks,hope, fear and government surplus food” is a metaphor; It is used to describe the extent of unfavorable conditions in which the author grew up in.
2) Alexie's father played against stereotype. He did not live up to the low expectations his fellow Indians set for him, but chose to continue educating himself through books, even during a period of unemployment.
3)Alexie's analogy of a paragraph to a fence helped him make sense of people and places by categorizing them. It was one of the ways in which he applied reading to real life situations.
4)Alexa often describes of his childhood in third person because he doesn't feel comfortable talking about his accomplishments given the background he came from. He did not fit in with people who expected little of him because he wanted more. It must still feel strange for him to come to terms with something his people don't accept.
5) This 8th paragraph section is divided into two sections--one that describes the circumstances in which he grew up in and the other one about how he broke stereotypes that derived from those circumstances. It gave off a positive outlook--as if he was giving younger people like him hope.
7)Alexa mentions twice that books saves lives. At first, he states that "they are trying to save their lives," then hints that he himself will be their savior if they listen to him with he statement,"I am trying to save our lives." I also came to that conclusion because prior to that, he had told the reader about never seeing a role model that encouraged Indians to read before, implying that he is that role model. His use of repetition, "I am...," in the last paragraph could convey a strong sense of self acceptance with who is instead of talking about himself in third person. He also uses that tone to encourage younger Indians to educate themselves.
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