In describing how he felt after learning to read and write more fluently, Malcolm X state that even through he was in prison, he “never had been so truly free in his life.” There is a certain irony that anyone would feel free while incarcerated. What does his narrative suggest about the relationship between literacy and freedom? During the time being in prison did not matter anymore. Malcom X had many opportunities to accomplish new goals in life. Malcom X stated that being in prison made him feel free. When Malcom X learned a whole new world opened for him; a world where Malcom X found new words that he never new in life. If Malcom X was never imprisoned he more then likely would have never extended his vocabulary, and would have never been able to fight as a nationalist.
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I chose both because when i read the text before Malcom X even had gotten locked up he had his whole life to try to learn to read and write but instead he chose until he got into jail to try to do it all because that's all he had left to do with life. Malxom X stated "I went to school far beyond the eight grade. This impression is due entirely to my prison studies." When i read that one little part of the text I new right then and there that Malcom X must have dropped out of school at the eight grade and when he realized that his life way over he tried something that he never got a chance to do before.
4. Discuss the significance of Malcom X's narrative and , byimplication, the significance of learning to read and write. What lessons does his experience teach us about the power of reading and writing?
The importance of his narrative is that it is good to learn how to read and write. Malcomx ex says that he is not an very educated man but he is trying to better himself behind bars. He didnt feel sorry but instead he accepted it. The lesson taught is that it is important for adults to know how to read and