The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a very eye-opening book. I always believed that Malcolm X was a one sided person – meaning that he always had the same beliefs all of his life; Especially when, he was involved in a time where Racism was all over the place. The book does a great job at showing a reader who the American Hero, Malcolm X was as an individual and at explaining piece by piece how he became the man the world now knows.
Created by interviews between Malcolm X himself and Alex Haley (the man behind the ground-breaking “Roots”), the autobiography was first published in 1965, months after the assassination of Malcolm X. The relationship between Haley and X began in 1959; when Haley was a journalist for magazines such as “Playboy” and …show more content…
He drops out of Middle school and eventually, became a street criminal in Harlem NY. During this time, his childhood beliefs are consistent. He began dating girl named Laura who was deeply in love with her. Malcolm leaves her heart broken when he leaves her for a white female named Sophia. With Sophia on his side, Malcolm began drug dealing, gambling and robbery. In 1946, he is arrested and sentences to a lengthy sentence. His prison stint is a history changing moment; since that’s where learns about the Nation of Islam from his younger brother, Reginald and Nation of Islam leader, Elijah Muhammad. While in prison, Malcolm began reading and learning and slowly start to renounce his beliefs from his youth. He would soon become a member of the Nation of Islam and change his last name to X.
The autobiography of Malcolm X has two themes, which are Racism and Adaptation. Malcolm and African Americans in general, had to suffer from daily discrimination and fear. Throughout the book, Malcolm had numerous experiences with hatred. He would eventually adapt to his environment and decided to fight it (in a way that made many people …show more content…
Malcolm X’s biography showed why others and allowed for change to happen. It specifically explained and showed what it is to be a black person in America at that time. No one waited to deal with multiple Malcolm X’s.
I have learned a lot from the autobiography of Malcolm X. When I was younger, I told Malcolm X was a pro-black individual. So, it was surprising to find out that he used to hate his own skin color and even that he left his black girlfriend for a white woman. Clearly, he had different personas throughout his life. But, there was one major event that interests me. It was when X was sent to prison. That event drastically changed his life and worldview. He when into prison as a low life criminal and left a pro-black militant minded
Created by interviews between Malcolm X himself and Alex Haley (the man behind the ground-breaking “Roots”), the autobiography was first published in 1965, months after the assassination of Malcolm X. The relationship between Haley and X began in 1959; when Haley was a journalist for magazines such as “Playboy” and …show more content…
He drops out of Middle school and eventually, became a street criminal in Harlem NY. During this time, his childhood beliefs are consistent. He began dating girl named Laura who was deeply in love with her. Malcolm leaves her heart broken when he leaves her for a white female named Sophia. With Sophia on his side, Malcolm began drug dealing, gambling and robbery. In 1946, he is arrested and sentences to a lengthy sentence. His prison stint is a history changing moment; since that’s where learns about the Nation of Islam from his younger brother, Reginald and Nation of Islam leader, Elijah Muhammad. While in prison, Malcolm began reading and learning and slowly start to renounce his beliefs from his youth. He would soon become a member of the Nation of Islam and change his last name to X.
The autobiography of Malcolm X has two themes, which are Racism and Adaptation. Malcolm and African Americans in general, had to suffer from daily discrimination and fear. Throughout the book, Malcolm had numerous experiences with hatred. He would eventually adapt to his environment and decided to fight it (in a way that made many people …show more content…
Malcolm X’s biography showed why others and allowed for change to happen. It specifically explained and showed what it is to be a black person in America at that time. No one waited to deal with multiple Malcolm X’s.
I have learned a lot from the autobiography of Malcolm X. When I was younger, I told Malcolm X was a pro-black individual. So, it was surprising to find out that he used to hate his own skin color and even that he left his black girlfriend for a white woman. Clearly, he had different personas throughout his life. But, there was one major event that interests me. It was when X was sent to prison. That event drastically changed his life and worldview. He when into prison as a low life criminal and left a pro-black militant minded