A Rhetorical Analysis Of Malcolm X's Speech

When people here the name Malcolm X, the first thing that comes to their mind is an extremist when he was a teacher. Malcolm X taught his fellow Afro-Americans to think for themselves and not letting others think for them. He explains how the people tend to believe everything that they read in the newspapers. Then he continues to argue by saying “And as soon as they put the word American in there, that was supposed to lend it some respectability or legality.” With his knowledge and experience, he teaches the black community how to guard their minds against the tricks of the press. This analysis will explore Malcolm X, his purpose of speaking to the crowd, and the tone he uses to get his point across.
Malcolm X was a hero, civil rights activist, and teacher all in one. In the text, Malcolm was home in Harlem speaking to a crowd or group of Afro-Americans who invited him to speak due to his vast knowledge and experience in civil rights. Later in his speech he states, “I would like to point out that since it is my understanding that most of you are training to be leaders in the community, the country, and the world.”This points out who his audience is and foreshadows what the topic is going to be afterwards. Malcolm X then begins to start talking about the topic and what he wants …show more content…
A good example of this was when Malcolm kept using “we” especially when he stated “If we aren’t aware, we’ll find that all these modern methods of trickery will be used, and we will be maneuvered into thinking that we are getting freedom or thinking that we are making progress when actually we will be going backwards.” Instead of shouting his point across to the audience he tries to instill a lasting thought in their minds. Not only that, from his words in the speech it sounds as if he is confident and passionate about what he is teaching. That is what make Malcolm X Malcolm