Most recent public comments by Alexa Carlson https://nowcomment.com/users/43529 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109226?scroll_to=1077636 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109226?scroll_to=1077636 This sentence is the shortest sentence in the paragraph because it gave him comfort. For his whole life, he had been trapped on the reservation and he had no idea why or even if there was a reason. The thought that he could be closed off in a pen for no reason upset him as it would anyone else. His new knowledge that sentences were in a paragraph for a reason gave him immense comfort that there was a reason for him being on a reservation, even though the reason isn't just. It made him feel like his life still had meaning and people didn't throw him in a cage just because. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 10:58:44 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109226?scroll_to=1077149 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109226?scroll_to=1077149 The types of literature that are listed in this sentence are usually viewed as recreational forms of reading. In a typical English class, students are required to read long novels that introduce them to mature and complex ideas, therefore enriching and expanding their minds. Spy thrillers, gangster epics, and the others are simply for the enjoyment of reading. However, Sherman's diction was intentional as he is expressing to the reader how his family made due with what they had. They didn't have the money to buy classic novels read by scholars. This word choice reveals to readers that Sherman used what he had to best educate himself,and he did just that! Tue, 04 Sep 2018 08:56:32 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109226?scroll_to=1077082 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109226?scroll_to=1077082 Alexie Sherman added these examples of the hardships he faced as a child not for pity, but to inspire his readers to take their adversities and make something out of them. He used syntax to do so as usually in a paragraph, a thesis statement occurs at the beginning, examples in the middle support the thesis, and a conclusion statement wraps it up. However, Sherman didn't follow this common writing structure because he wanted his readers to know that it was because of these hardships that he fought so hard for his education and knowledge. He is leaving us with inspiration to use our own adversities in life as reasoning to fight for our lives and success. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 08:46:08 -0500