There are many connections between the three readings that we used in class mainly between Mr. Cater in “I Ain’t Writin’ Nuttin’”, Maya in “No Kinda Sense” and Malcolm X’s experience with his “Homemade Education” autobiography . The people that the readings are focusing on all deal with them trying to find a sense of self, understanding who they are and how they play a role or the propose in their individual situations. They each go through their own story that test their ability to adapt or handle an environment with external life factors that they are not used to, where people around them effect their self-esteem and identity. Dealing with their obstacles forces them to open their minds and experience a change of fixed mindset (where people
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With the change of their mindset they all received the opportunity to change the stereotypes of racism and language, they try to stop what was identified as the social norms in they environment (i.g. Malcolm X being put down and rejected from class because of the stereotype of black people and them not being able to be taught anything) and prove them wrong (i.g. Malcolm X teaching himself how to read and write in prison by reading the dictionary and historical novels by Elijah Muhammad). All three characters go through great measures to show their individuality and independence in order break what is perceived as a stereotype, these stigma and labels help
One of the main concepts that all three character face is problems with identity, identity is understanding who one is and the role they play with their environment or society. Their identity was challenged through external factor as well as other concepts such a language, racism, and stereotyping. In “I Ain’t Writin’ Nuttin’” Mr. Carter is a newly graduated teachers who can finally put what he leaned in school to practice. Mr. Carter is an African American man in his twenties, he was working in a predominately black school where student are known to not excel in areas like reading or writing as well as have some
With the change of their mindset they all received the opportunity to change the stereotypes of racism and language, they try to stop what was identified as the social norms in they environment (i.g. Malcolm X being put down and rejected from class because of the stereotype of black people and them not being able to be taught anything) and prove them wrong (i.g. Malcolm X teaching himself how to read and write in prison by reading the dictionary and historical novels by Elijah Muhammad). All three characters go through great measures to show their individuality and independence in order break what is perceived as a stereotype, these stigma and labels help
One of the main concepts that all three character face is problems with identity, identity is understanding who one is and the role they play with their environment or society. Their identity was challenged through external factor as well as other concepts such a language, racism, and stereotyping. In “I Ain’t Writin’ Nuttin’” Mr. Carter is a newly graduated teachers who can finally put what he leaned in school to practice. Mr. Carter is an African American man in his twenties, he was working in a predominately black school where student are known to not excel in areas like reading or writing as well as have some