A Homemade Education Summary

Assimilation and Resistance of the American culture may be seen in the text “A Homemade Education” by Malcolm X. Assimilation is when immigrants travel to the United States and has adapted to the beliefs and values of the American culture. In the text, Malcolm was inspired to read and re write words in the dictionary as a way to learn English and to express what he feels in writing. He also wanted to further understand Muhammad’s teaching through reading books and writing about it. Being able to express himself through letters, Malcolm showed willingness to learn English when he stated, “In my slow, painstaking, ragged handwriting, I copied into my tablet everything printed on that first page, down to the punctuation marks.”( Malcolm 249)