A normal persons autobiography of malcolm

If you have seen the film, you will see the portrayal of Malcolm story which line up with what is told here. Hollywood did take some liberties in production, but the movie is fairly accurate. Malcolm kicks off the story by revisiting his childhood in Lansing, Michigan during the s. What he explains is what one would expect of life for Black Americans in a time where Jim Crow was a real and deadly threat.

The family had moved from Omaha, Nebraska but could not escape the poverty Black Americans found themselves in. It is not long before the State of Michigan becomes involved leading to separation at home and Louise dealing with life-long psychiatric issues.

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And though Malcolm found refuge in the home of a couple determined to provide a loving environment, his biological family had been fractured, and it was something he never forgot. As he grows into a young man, his ethnicity becomes more of an issue, and he discusses race and the views held by those close to him including the family that had taken him in.

And an incident with a teacher who gave him advice as to what he should aspire to be as a Black American, was a turning point in his life. However, everything changes when Malcolm moves to Boston to live with Ella. As you can imagine, a country boy arriving in the big city has a lot to learn. And Malcolm takes us on that journey as he learns the street life.

Speaking frankly about his past self, Malcolm dissects the foolishness of his earlier ways. His stint as a porter on the railroad is also revisited and how his employment opened his eyes to another world: New York City. He could not have known then that New York would be his final resting place. It was a miracle that he was not killed on the streets of Boston or New York.

He was flying high and introduced us to the characters we see in the film. There is the sad descent of Laura into a life off debauchery, the romance with Sophia and the fallout with West Indian Archie.

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Of course, there is more to the robbery story, and race does play a factor in the ir fates. Reading it today feels surreal, but this was America at that time and the idea of interracial relationships or marriage was illegal in many states. However, for Malcolm, prison would be his savior. His brothers Reginald Little and Philbert Little each played a role with the latter having a larger impact to his close relationship with Malcolm.

However, their actions after his death left me speechless. The details are in the epilogue by Haley. His methods to improve himself and ability to digest information are signs of the future iconic figure we know today. But that was still to come and before we reach the streets of Harlem, he goes through his conversion to Islam which involves pledging allegiance to the NOI and its leader Elijah Muhammad Join today and never see them again.

Logging out…. Logging out You've been inactive for a while, logging you out in a few seconds I'm Still Here! W hy's T his F unny? With every succeeding page, I also learned of people and places and events from history. Actually the dictionary is like a miniature encyclopedia. Finally the dictionary's A section had filled a whole tablet-and I went on into the B's.

That was the way I started copying what eventually became the entire dictionary.

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It went a lot faster after so much practice helped me to pick up handwriting speed. Between what I wrote in my tablet, and writing letters, during the rest of my time in prison I would guess I wrote a million words. I suppose it was inevitable that as my word-base broadened, I could for the first time pick up a book and read and now begin to understand what the book was saying.

Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that opened. Let me tell you something: from then until I left that prison, in every free moment I had, if I was not reading in the library, I was reading on my bunk. You couldn't have gotten me out of books with a wedge. Between Mr. Muhammad's teachings, my correspondence, my visitors, In fact, up to then, I never had been so truly free in my life.

Logging in, please wait You must be signed in to comment on a document. Choose a tab, then select your Thinking Partner. Which is more helpful, honest, and harmless? Original Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit? The book has won applause around the world for its rhetorical pathos and logos. Unable to face this racial onslaught, the family moves to the African American quarters of Michigan but again faces the same racial discrimination and threats.

Meanwhile, his patient and tolerant preaching father is killed during an attack by the supremacist after which his mother experiences mental bouts and is sent to a mental asylum. Meanwhile, Malcolm X is sent to a detention home in Michigan where he completes his 8 th grade and moves to Boston to live with, Ella, his half-sister. However, instead of coming of the age, Malcolm X finds himself mired in the urban lifestyle of that time, almost marring every other chance of his being a gentleman.

He becomes stylish in fashion and also gets addicted to drinking and gambling, including dating, Sophia, a white woman much older than him. Finally, not seeing the future in this game, he joins the railway as a porter and moves to the city of New York to see better prospects.