In “Superman and Me”, Sherman Alexie starts his story by stating that he taught himself to read with a Superman comic book at three years old, then follows with a detailed description of his setting, which was growing up on an Indian Reservation in Washington state. He describes a bit about his family, with focus on his father, who loved to read. The development of his father’s character set the scene for his own character development. He describes the conflict he had at school between himself wanting to learn and the kids around him telling him he can’t. Alexie further developed his own character by explaining the process in which he learned to be a skilled reader. He read everything available to him. Finally, he reflects on his own story by saying he is surprised he became a writer. He was surrounded by a suppressing environment but still managed to accomplish what he wanted to.