MALCOLM X,

By COLBY CURTIS

February 22, 2008



I think that the book expresses segregation in most of the chapters but especially in the second chapter when Malcolm was separated from his family. He explained that his mother had a good education but couldn’t put it to good use because she was black. I think it was sad that Malcolm’s family got torn apart. When he was 13 his dad got hit by a car and a little later in the book his mom was thought to be an unfit mother for their family. Malcolm got sent to a type of foster family that he got along with. He then got sent to a school that he worked hard at and tried to be like the white kids so he could fit in. After a while he found that he was actually pretty popular.
Malcolm was doing well at his new school and had many friends. One day he was encountered by one of his teachers who he thought was his friend asked him what he wanted to be and Malcolm replied that he wanted to be a lawyer. But instead of his teacher supporting the decision he disapproved of it and told Malcolm he was a Negro and that he should just be a carpenter. Malcolm got discouraged and decided not to do to high school.
I think life was hard from than on fore Malcolm because when he was 18 he was in and out of jobs and did jobs for the Mafia. Eventually he was gifted with a watch that was actually stolen. He tried to get it fixed at a store and got arrested because the police thought he was the one who stole it and when he was arrested they found that he was caring a gun to.
I think it was good for Malcolm’s brothers to write to him because it exposed him to religion and the out side world like how the rest of his family was doing and other things like that. I think if he had a religious belief for longer, his life wouldn’t have bin as bad for him. I also think if his family had bin together he would have had a different effect on his life and he would probably be able to find a steady job and not half to work or associate with bad people.