Alexie also read from his father's vast collection of books, which were acquired mostly from pawnshops and second hand stores since paychecks were far and few between on the reservation. Alexie excelled past his Native American peers in reading and writing causing him to get into fights and to be ridiculed by his peers. Native American children were supposed to fail, but Alexie refused to succumb to that stereotype. Alexie fought against the stereotype just like Superman fought against evil in the comics he used to read. Alexie’s passion has lead him to become a teacher.
Franklin ended up as an apprentice to his half-brother, James who was a printer. He was supposed to work for him until he was twenty one years of age. Franklin liked his job, had access to better books and while learning the trade of his brother; Franklin worked and improved his writing as time progressed. Going to grammar school, and reading every article or book he could find led Franklin to his occupation. Franklin cannot even distinguish a day that he didn’t know how to read.
The Poet Behind the Poems David Chapman Berry was born July 23, 1942, in Vicksburg, but he mostly grew up in Greenville, Mississippi (Gale). His parents were David Berry and Annette Hays, who also had a daughter named Bettty Berry (Jacobs). Berry started writing poetry in ninth grade because of boredom in church (“D.C.B. Biography”). As a young man, Berry found a love for chorus and drama and continued performing until he graduated from Greenville High School in 1960 (Few).
He had a brother Dakin, their father cursed a lot and they loved books instead of anything like sports or something else. Tennessee didn’t like his father and he looked up to his maternal grandfather. His mother encouraged him to use his imagination a lot, she won’t let him waste his time for just sitting around. She gave him a typewriter when Williams was only 13 years old. "He
(49) While working for Keimer, Franklin also began writing for a rival printer under an alias. He couldn't get enough of the printing business, and started to become a great writer here. He read many essays and books which influenced his writing and also his character. After a couple years in Philadelphia, Franklin was making a name for himself. A letter he wrote to his brother-in-law was shown to the governor who thought it was so good he sent Franklin a letter recommending him to his father to start a business.
The plot in which Ellison chose to compose his short story, mainly taking the form of flashbacks, was to show the reader how the narrator was slowly beginning to understand that his speech about humility led him to be somewhat “free” in the end, but with the consequences of having to go through negative experiences just to be “free.” Moreover, the protagonist grandfather whom was giving advice to the young man’s father proved to be true because the young man faced a lot of mistreatment and humiliation in the hands of the white men, and understanding what the grandfather mentioned about practicing false humility finally made sense to him, but it took him twenty years after his experience to understand that. Also, the setting in which “Battle Royal” took place shows why Ellison’s narrator believed that humility had to be the key to freedom, merely because during that time segregation and racial discrimination was going on and black Americans were protesting for their independence, equality and rights, as well as erecting movements that would lead into the Civil
Douglass overcame various obstacles in his life, such as learning to read and write, and gaining his freedom. Initially, his mistress tutored him, but turned cold-hearted and quit. Luckily, Douglass befriended the little white boys who helped teach him to read. For example, Douglass claimed, “The plan which I adopted and the one by which I was most successful, was that of making friends of all the little white boys whom I met in the street. As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers” (Douglass 347).
Yet, he still he was recognized with several literary awards. John Updike grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. In his youth, he suffered asthma and psoriasis, making him somewhat “different” from his classmates. This, along with his mother, instilled a love and dedication to writing. Updike excelled in High School and was awarded a full ride to Harvard University.
While apprenticing for his brother James, Benjamin decided that he would improve his education. Benjamin would read everyday and would also take writings, that were previously written by other famous authors and would rewrite them and would see if he could make them better. His apprenticeship with his brother James led Benjamin to start one of his own, The Pennsylvania Gazette. After many years of publishing for the Pennsylvania Gazette and writing books of his own, Franklin later on retired his business and worked for a number of years after developing projects for education. His first project was poor Richard's Almanac, in which it was hugely successful for laying a foundation for early
When Booker finally got there he only had 1.50 in his pocket and had to work as a janitor to work off his tuition. His work at the institute was very difficult and the hours where extremely tiring. But Booker enjoyed this challenge and believed that it would better his life. In 1875 Booker Graduated from Hampton and impressed the principle General Armstrong with his