Most recent public comments by Leah Olson https://nowcomment.com/users/43542 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077148 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077148 i think that he made it very clear the details of the book were not the things that mattered. in a way i believe the"superman" could even be his own father.the one that pushed books and reading into his life from a young age. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:56:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077101 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077101 i agree. he made sure to include what was in the comic book wasn't important and it was all about what accomplishment he made. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:50:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077092 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077092 he was taught by most people he was surrounded by that he would fail when leaving the community. to me this shows how much more determination he had to be successful. instead of letting this shape his future he let what he loved to do, reading, determine where he would go in life. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:48:16 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077074 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077074 when alexie says "i loved those books,but i also knew that love only had one purpose. i was trying to save my life." was he saying this because he knew it would better him as a person or because without books he would not truly be living? he he being literal or is he meaning for us to think beyond those words? Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:44:17 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077049 https://nowcomment.com/documents/109228?scroll_to=1077049 in alexie's paragraph he defines a term by creating analogies through his personal experiences. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:37:39 -0400