Malcolm X, a great leader in the civil rights movement was both righteous yet fierce when demanding change in the world. Just as interesting is the biography originally published in 1993, “Malcolm X By Any Means Necessary”, written by Walter Dean Myers (Myers, Walter Dean. "Bibliography."). Not a surprise to many since Myers was already a four time winner but the book proceeded to win the “National Coretta Scott King Award” in 1994 (Myers, Walter Dean. "Awards."). In this telling tale about the visionary, Myers manages to capture Malcolm perfectly throughout his writing, pointing out and analyzing all the layers Malcolm had as a person. The passage is set across Civil Rights America, from locations like New York to Massachusetts and more. The …show more content…
To accomplish this he had to be very methodical with how he delivers the events of Malcolm's Life to the reader. Myers states, “Then, on the twenty-eighth of September, 1931, Malcolm was again awakened in the middle of the night. This time it was not the house on fire, or angry neighbours trying to force the family to move. His mother was screaming…(Myers, Walter Dean 20)”. Contrary to the passage before it, Myers sentences becomes much smaller to show the change iu pace and how rapidly these events unfolded. This builds a sense of suspense until he reaches the climax by writing, “They took the tearful woman to Sparrow Hospital, where Earl Little lay dead (Myers, Walter Dean 20).” The tone in this passage begins very quick but comes to a sudden but depressing crash when you hear the news that Earl, Malcolm's father, was lying dead in a hospital. Myers uses words like “Tearful” and “Screaming” to show just how much this situation affected Malcolm’s mother (Myers, Walter Dean 20). Myers intricately writes the these experiences so that the reader themselves appreciates the obstacles Malcolm overcomes, causing the reader to respect Malcolm and the Black man’s