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Sherman Alexie's Thesis For I Know Why The Caged Bird Cannot Read

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I believe that Francine Prose’s thesis for “I Know Why The Caged Bird Cannot Read” would be the sentence, “And so the roster of literary masterpieces we pass along to future generations will continue its downward shift and those lightweight, mediocre high school favorites will continue to rise, unburdened by gravity, to the top of the list.” This sentence is the last sentence in the story. Sherman Alexie’s thesis for “Superman and Me” is also the last sentence of the story which is, “I am trying to save our lives.” Sherman Alexie uses personal stories to draw emotions from the readers in “Superman and Me”. Because he uses pathos, it sets an emotional tone for the story. I would say that Alexie’s piece is an informative piece because he used

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