1) Does Alexie need to read? Why? 2) List some things in Alexie’s life that made love of reading difficult to sustain.
Consider things that worked against his learning and growth.

3) Consider your own life, and the experiences and realities that encouraged or
discouraged your love of reading and/or writing. Describe.

4) So What? Why bother reading and thinking about this piece? What does it reveal?
Why does it matter? What human truth is explored? What can we learn about
what it means to be human — about the human experience — and about
ourselves?