Analysis: The Autobiography Of Malcolm X Writing Style

The story is a first-person story that is narrated by Sonny ‘s brother who provides not only insight into their lives, but also the environment they lived in. The narrator addresses their storyline including the dark sides of his community although he does so with a lot of cautious. With the manner in which the narrator is narrating the story, it is clear that he has got some difficult time when he is expressing his ideas and emotions. The narrator writes after the death of her daughter where he is writing back to his brother.

Thesis: In “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”, Malcolm X in his telling of his life to Alex Haley uncovers the theme of positive and negative environments unearthed by the interaction of African Americans and White Americans in his life and what those kinds of environments inherently produce. Annotated Bibliography Nelson, Emmanuel S. Ethnic American Literature: an Encyclopedia for Students. Greenwood, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015.This encyclopedia points out that the negative interaction he held with the white man as a young hustler was countered by these same experiences pushing Malcolm X to reclaim his “African identity”. This shows, as described by the cited work, what a man pushed by his negative interactions with the oppressive white men is willing to do to find his identity (i.e. through hustling).

Guilt is a normal feeling an individual have when they feel like the lost of someone or something was an outcome of them not fulfilling a certain duty they were supposed to do. Also the feeling of failing on doing something in certain way that would have save them misery. For Charlie -the guilt he can not live with- is not just losing his friend Michael for he is not the only loved one, he lost his favorite aunt too, Aunt Helen. Aunt Helen was the only relative in the book who is named despite her absence in the novel and she plays an important role in Charlie’s life. Charlie keeps mentioning her in his letters so many times as he recalls their memories together, he even visit her grave occasionally.

Not only had I been so conditioned that I did not desire it, but the fulfillment of such an ambition was beyond my capabilities. Well-to-do Negroes lived in a world that was almost as alien to me as the world inhabited by whites” (Wright 147). This line conveyed both how African Americans were conditioned to not strive or reach for something that they wanted because they would be shot down or told that they wouldn’t be able to do it. Some themes presented in this passage was the idea of identification and both rejection as young African American male. With that in mind, Wright often infuses literary guides that show a sneak peek into his environment and life as a young man.

Sherman Alexie details this by focusing on the life of minorities after the 9/11 Terrorist attacks and the increase in racism and discrimination. Flight patterns places the importance on the conflicts which face a Native American man who is staying informed within modern times. William is a man who tries to balance family, identity, and career over everything else. A

The poems “Incident” by Countee Cullen and “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes are both written by men of African heritage. Also, the two poems end quick but leave a heavy message. The poems exemplify by using racial terms against a person due to race and actions, such as forced to eating in the back of the kitchen when guest arrive can affect a person perception of themselves for a long period. Furthermore, both poems the reader can see that both authors believe that they are just like the next race and should not be treated different. For example, Cullen writes “he was no whit bigger” telling that they resembled in age and should have an automatic bond regardless of race.

After reading the book Black Boy one quickly realizes that the power of language is a prominent theme throughout the book. Language is a tool that holds a lot of power and the writer, Richard Wright, in this bibliography discovers and illustrates the power that language can give or take away from an individual, a society, and a race. In this essay I will attempt to discuss the ways in which Richard and his father ” speak a different language” and why this alienation is significant in the social context of the American South. Because his father is not really featured a lot in the book, I will use the use language of all other black people that Richard comes into contact with; friends, family, and people he worked with and even the people he

There is no doubt about the fact that Malcolm X believes in dealing with the dilemma of this racial prejudice in an aggressive manner. While reflecting back at his childhood, it seems that his beliefs and ideas are inspired by Marcus Garvey since his father himself was pro-Garveyism. Hence, most of Malcolm’s views at the moment are also seen to be revolving around the theory of separatism. To those who would listen, he has been preaching the idea of all white men being devils and how the blacks need to unite together to cause a revolt against their oppressors. And it is the fruit of all these ideas

“No one would have taken them for brothers” (Wolff 364). Truth be told, this is the main thought that can be drawn throughout the entire short story, “The Rich Brother” by Tobias Wolff. From the very beginning of the story, it’s clear that these two brother Pete and Donald are polar opposites of one another. The reader will discover from this that Pete and Donald, no matter what time it was in their life, had problems with each other. This would infer that Pete and Donald were in a dysfunctional relationship due to Pete’s success, Donald’s lack of success, and “abuse” incident in their childhood.

Because of their struggle for survival, Afro-American people developed strategies, which led to a significant linguistic development: the combination of “aspects of English grammar with distinctive physical gestures, semantics, syntax, pitch and rhythm (idem). As a survival strategy to cope with the demands of the dominant culture, Afro-American language has two forms. First one is formal speech behaviour that involves the use of standard English, and second one is everyday speech with non-standard English. As Du Bois pointed out: “The Negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second-sight in this American world, - a world which yields him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of other world. It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one 's self through the eyes of others...

This essay is written by Brent Staples, and in his essay he discusses racial profiling that black people go through in public spaces. In the mid-1970’s, Brent Staples discovered such prejudice toward black men for merely being present in public. Staples describes how he could not even walk down the street normally, people, especially women, would stay away from him out of terror. The way Staples structures this essay emphasizes his awareness of the problem he faces.

In conclusion, the novel was filled with many nuggets of knowledge and insight. Coates used his writing to bring awareness on issues that go

Huck Finn was written when unjust and unruly treatment of blacks was a commonplace in society and the use of such a word didn’t get so much as a second thought. Over the course of the novel, Huck’s attitude toward his black friend, Jim, begins to shift for the better. Huck is not portrayed as the brightest bulb, but as the story progresses the reader develops a definite sense of Huck’s struggle with how society has always forced him to think. Huck gets upset when he is forced to apologize to Jim and attempts to justify something he and society believes is morally right in saying, “do him no more mean tricks; and I wouldn’t done that one if I’d knowed it would make him feel that way” (Twain 107). And also, “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself to go and humble myself to a nigger” (Twain 107).

This essay put to words something difficult to speak about both socially and politically. Nevertheless the author writes three pages on the effects of stereotyping on black men without making the reader feel uncomfortable. He expresses his own feelings wile acknowledging the feelings of others. I believe this essay is nicely written in how the author says a lot about a sizable topic so simply. He does not over analyze the situations

Malcolm was not a man who believed that the problem of the African Americans would be solved through a peaceful, quiet means and nuances, he believed the problem has graduated through the centuries and has come to a stage when the assertion of African Americans’ existence as humans has to be forcefully done or never. Malcolm’s methods were mainly campaigns and speeches aimed at restoring the dignity of the black man, his confidence in himself and a complete freedom as Americans