I think that it is very easy to relate to Sherman Alexi’s “Superman & Me.”  Everyone had struggles that they had to overcome throughout the time of learning to read and become literate.  The word “paragraph” was something that he struggled with, and for me the word “tuff” was something that I struggled to spell and even pronounce.  Becoming literate is something essential to both reading and writing because it sets a foundation of understanding, whether you are in the position of being the writer or the reader.  Being an Indian child he had the stereotype of being “stupid”.  Having someone judge you and just put a label on you is something that really shaped his confidence for his literacy.