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Can you analyze chapters 1-4? In The Autobiography of malcolm X??

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:40:48 PST

Making Analysis as long as possible

In unintentional defiance of Elijah Muhammad's decree that no comment...

Wed, 28 May 2008 15:51:04 PST

In unintentional defiance of Elijah Muhammad's decree that no comment should be made by Muslims on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X had publicly stated, in answer to a question posed after a speaking engagement, that the assassination was the result of the white man's hate. Mr. Muhammad reprimands Malcolm for his gaffe by silencing him for ninety days, ostensibly so that "Muslims everywhere can be disassociated...

In the novel "The Autobiography of Malcom X", why does Malcolm...

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:58:07 PST

Chapter 16

quote and chapter for "putting pressure on a people and then...

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:52:34 PST

quote and chapter for "putting pressure on a people and then penalizing them for not being able to stand up under the pressure?"

According to Malcolm, it took Ella five years to convert to Islam...

Fri, 9 May 2008 15:35:22 PST

According to Malcolm, it took Ella five years to convert to Islam (Chapter 13).Ella started going to hear Malcolm preach the message of Islam in the little mosque he was able to open. Malcolm had "never even thought about converting her", as he knew how "toughminded and cautious about joining anything" she was. He notes with half-way serious humor that "(he) wouldn't have expected anyone short of Allah Himself to...

How long does it take Ella to decide to convert to Islam in "The...

Fri, 9 May 2008 11:54:34 PST

How long does it take Ella to decide to convert to Islam in "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"?

Malcolm was mature-looking from an early age. He hung around with...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:25:24 PST

Malcolm was mature-looking from an early age. He hung around with people who were several years his senior, but he "was bigger, and (he) actually looked older than most of them" (Chapter 3). By the time Malcolm was almost sixteen, he had worked first as a shoeshine boy, and then at a drugstore serving up sodas and shakes. The job for which he had to pass as twenty-one with the railroad on the kitchen crew was actually...

Though Malcolm was not quite 16 years old, how could he pass for 21 at...

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:56:10 PST

What is Malcolm's second job?

The chapter is called "Nightmare" for two reasons. In an...

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:29:24 PST

The chapter is called "Nightmare" for two reasons. In an immediate sense, it recounts the traumatic events of Malcolm's childhood. From a literary point of view, the chapter also foreshadows tragedies that are to come.In this chapter, Malcom X recounts events from the first eleven years of his life in an honest, objective manner. His family was large and tight-knit, and his father the unquestioned patriarch. Malcolm recalls...

Why is the first chapter of The Autobiography of Malcolm X named...

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:12:55 PST

Why is the first chapter of The Autobiography of Malcolm X named "Nightmare"?

For their participation in the robberies, Sophia and her sister were...

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:31:29 PST

For their participation in the robberies, Sophia and her sister were sent to the Women's Reformatory in Framingham, Massachusetts, for a period of one to five years. In contrast, Malcom X, who was called Malcolm Little at the time, and Shorty were sentenced to eight to ten years in Charlestown State Prison (Chapter 10). Malcolm and Shorty's theft indictment was secondary in the eyes of the racist judicial system - their primary and most...

In Malcolm X, where were Sophia and her Sister sent?

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:47:35 PST

In Malcolm X, where were Sophia and her Sister sent?

In reply to #1: I'm not sure there can be an opposite of a role model....

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:40:10 PST

In reply to #1: I'm not sure there can be an opposite of a role model. What I might consider to be the perfect role model might be considered a horrible choice for someone else. For instance, a lot of young people look to Marilyn Manson as a role model of the iconoclast, who bends all the accepted societal norms. I, however, think he is a lunatic who gets too much attention.Malcolm X spoke to a generation of people who were tired of being...

I agree with Jamie. Malcolm X and MLKJ wanted the same things, they...

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 08:47:32 PST

I agree with Jamie. Malcolm X and MLKJ wanted the same things, they just didn't agree on the method or the swiftness of the action.People may look up to Malcolm X because he didn't sit too long and brood, he acted. He believed in actions and that they speak louder than words. He is right, but unfortunately the consequences of his actions and the methods he used did more to harm his cause than help it.Still, some people subscribe to the...

A role model is a person who follows rhetoric with action; one who is...

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 19:23:53 PST

A role model is a person who follows rhetoric with action; one who is able to lead others to institute change; one whose actions we can understand if not applaud. While the Civil Rights movement had two strong leaders with disparate approaches, the mix eventually became a palatable one for social change. For many people, especially African Americans in the 1960s, Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little) represented a way to actively eradicate...

Malcolm X a Role Model?

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 18:55:26 PST

Why do people look up to Malcolm X as being a role model, when he shows the total opposite of a role model in his autobiography?

Malcolm X, although a fighter for civil rights wasn\'t as much an...

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:00:19 PST

Malcolm X, although a fighter for civil rights wasn\'t as much an activist as say Martin Luther King was. After he came out of prison joining the Nation (of islam) his main message was seregation between white and blacks. He used to drink milk in his coffee, the only thing he liked \'integrated\'! He also sought to instill racial pride in black people by glorifying African black history and blaming the sorry state of the American Negroes due...

Malcolm X was a separatist who argued that African Americans will never...

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:17:43 PST

Malcolm X was a separatist who argued that African Americans will never achieve equality in a society dominated by whites. As a result, he encouraged blacks to “fight back” in an armed revolution or at least to do so when attacked. He believed that blacks should form a new society of their rather than try to integrate within dominant white society. While he preached violence, he also preached pride, and in that way contributed greatly to...

What contributions did Malcolm X make to society?

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:42:38 PST

What contributions did Malcolm X make to society?

Malcolm X was once an American Black Muslim minister. He also was...

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:05:04 PST

Malcolm X was once an American Black Muslim minister. He also was one of the leaders of the Nation of Islam. It is the disparity between these two belief systems that has led to some confusion about what Malcolm X did & did not believe. The Nation of Islam was separatist, believing that white people are the products of the devil and that black people were supposed to be atop the social order. However, after a pilgrimage...