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his autobiography, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, it is very evident that
through his life, he went through a series of drastic changes that went from
one extreme to another. He went from being at the bottom of the American
white mans society, to become one of the most influential advocates of Black
pride (150). Throughout the novel the most evident changes are when Malcolm X
moves to Boston, goes to prison, and going on HajjAfter living in Michigan,
Malcolm X moves in with his half-sister, Ella, in Boston. Malcolm X described
the move as pivotal or profound in its repercussions (38). When he gets to
Boston, he sets out to explore the city and to get the feel of Boston (40).
When he looks around the area he is living in he finds it full of nothing but
Hill Negroes (40). He notices that all these black people are simply
breaking their backs trying to imitate white people (40). He immediately
rejects their way of thinking and finds himself in the middle of the towns
ghetto section (42). Soon through his friendship with Shorty , Malcolm X is
exposed to a new kind of living. He spends his first month in Roxbury with his
. . .
Bimbi, Malcolm X consequentially seeks an education Through his
readings and new found religion, the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X finds
self-pride. He feels the total brotherhood and respect that he
has simply because he is a Muslim. As he
became more involved with these people he lost all sense of values and morals. When he was exposed to all these jungle streets, he became a hustler
and soon began to live like an animal, living only to survive (163). This trip made a great impact on Malcolm Xs beliefs and changed his
life. He starts to become proud of who he is and where he came from. The second thing that amazes Malcolm X is
the total respect that Dr. His trip to
prison opened up new doors for him because he gained knowledge that made him
rethink his niche in lifeAfter he left jail, Malcolm X believed that the
black man was superior to the white man and the white man was simply the
devil. He saw small black children shooting craps,
playing cards, fighting& [throwing] around swear words and slang expressions
(43). He ultimately went from being country to a cool
cat. He would often be startled
to catch [himself] thinking in a remote way of [his] earlier self as another
person and marvel at how much he had changed (170). A year after he returned, Malcolm X was shot repeatedly in the chest
while giving a speech in front of two hundred people, including his wife and
four children. Azzam treats him like he is his brother and Malcolm X is
taken back by the generosity he is shown by this white man, that in America he
could never dream of getting (335).
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