Malcolm’s development of his character reflects on his changing views of Americans racial problems. Before Malcolm was even born, he sees how both his parents had been destroyed by white society. His demeanor changes as he is exposed to the living conditions of the black ghettos in Boston and New York. As well as the truth that the white man has been hiding. In prison Malcolm’s understanding of the Nation of Islam furthermore changed his views on the society he lives in. He transitioned from trying to be a version of the white man to being aware of his culture where he comes from and accepting it. Showing his development of a young man in the shadows of the white man, to a radical man.
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He soon starts gambling, drinking and doing drugs. With his money he buys his first zoot suit, as well as getting his first “conk”. Malcolm developed a sort of prejudice of the black community, with the Roxbury Hill blacks being in the shadow of the white man. Which they are dressed as if they are of the same status and using conk to achieve a similar hair style. In a way using artificial ways to define their status. As well as seeing that the Roxbury Hill black has a better quality of life than a vast majority of the unemployed black residents of Boston. They are also looking down on poorer blacks making it seem as if they are just as snobbish as the racist whites. Leading to Malcolm to loss his identity as well as degrading himself to who he in a way. With his experience with conking, this shows his imitation of the white society. “This was my first real big step toward self-degradation: when I endured all of that pain, literally burning my flesh to have it look like a white man’s hair. I had joined the multitude of Negro men and women in American who are brainwashed into believing that black people are “inferior:- and white people “superior” that they will even violate and mitigate their God-created bodies to try to look “pretty” by white standards.” (pg.
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He soon starts gambling, drinking and doing drugs. With his money he buys his first zoot suit, as well as getting his first “conk”. Malcolm developed a sort of prejudice of the black community, with the Roxbury Hill blacks being in the shadow of the white man. Which they are dressed as if they are of the same status and using conk to achieve a similar hair style. In a way using artificial ways to define their status. As well as seeing that the Roxbury Hill black has a better quality of life than a vast majority of the unemployed black residents of Boston. They are also looking down on poorer blacks making it seem as if they are just as snobbish as the racist whites. Leading to Malcolm to loss his identity as well as degrading himself to who he in a way. With his experience with conking, this shows his imitation of the white society. “This was my first real big step toward self-degradation: when I endured all of that pain, literally burning my flesh to have it look like a white man’s hair. I had joined the multitude of Negro men and women in American who are brainwashed into believing that black people are “inferior:- and white people “superior” that they will even violate and mitigate their God-created bodies to try to look “pretty” by white standards.” (pg.