Compare And Contrast Malcolm X And Frederick Douglass
Basil Al Bader 99629 English Composition I Contras/Comparative Essay Final Draft
Malcolm X / Frederick Douglas
Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas were two main figures of the black
community in the United States. Both of them were self-educated. Both of them
faced challenges to achieve their education and both of them had impacted by the
growth of their knowledge. We will see in this essay how they learned, the
challenges they faced while trying to learn and what impact learning had on them.
For both Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas, learning to read was a whole
process that took time. The first point that we will state is the environment in which
they learned to read and …show more content…
The glow was enough to read by … each
time I heard the approaching footsteps, I jumped into bed and feigned sleep”.
Frederick Douglas had to face an other type of challenge. The first one was
the mean behavior of his masters. As said previously, Frederick’s mistress’s attitude
changes. This changes is a major obstacle to his learning as he describes in his
biography how violent her opposition was “The first step in her downward course
was in her ceasing to instruct me … She became even more violent in her opposition
than her husband himself “. Frederick had also the feeling of being watched, under
surveillance, which he describes in his book “ From this time I was most narrowly
watched. If I was in a separate room … I was sure to be suspected of having a book”
(130).
One thing that we can notice on both Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas is the
impact that learning to read and write had on them. Both of them realized and
understood more about the Black history, the injustice they had to face and the
sadness of this situation. It also impacted on their self-esteem and self
Malcolm X / Frederick Douglas
Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas were two main figures of the black
community in the United States. Both of them were self-educated. Both of them
faced challenges to achieve their education and both of them had impacted by the
growth of their knowledge. We will see in this essay how they learned, the
challenges they faced while trying to learn and what impact learning had on them.
For both Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas, learning to read was a whole
process that took time. The first point that we will state is the environment in which
they learned to read and …show more content…
The glow was enough to read by … each
time I heard the approaching footsteps, I jumped into bed and feigned sleep”.
Frederick Douglas had to face an other type of challenge. The first one was
the mean behavior of his masters. As said previously, Frederick’s mistress’s attitude
changes. This changes is a major obstacle to his learning as he describes in his
biography how violent her opposition was “The first step in her downward course
was in her ceasing to instruct me … She became even more violent in her opposition
than her husband himself “. Frederick had also the feeling of being watched, under
surveillance, which he describes in his book “ From this time I was most narrowly
watched. If I was in a separate room … I was sure to be suspected of having a book”
(130).
One thing that we can notice on both Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas is the
impact that learning to read and write had on them. Both of them realized and
understood more about the Black history, the injustice they had to face and the
sadness of this situation. It also impacted on their self-esteem and self