Wednesday, October 8, 2014

My Proposal...




                 I am interested in writing about the reasoning behind Malcolm's quote on page 40 where he states,"..while my primary concern would be to grab a few crumbs from the groaning board of the two-faced whites with whom they're begging to 'integrate,'" because I want to discover why he calls whites two-faced despite undergoing his transformation in Mecca. This is important because it may hold the answer to the question "Did Malcolm really change?" One way to consider this is that possibly he wasn't referring to all whites but only the ones in power.

              I am interested in writing about the reason why the "Owstrowski moment" made Malcolm realize racism in the world and not the moment with the Swerlins where they speak horribly of "Negroes" in front of Malcolm because I want to discover what made the Owstrowski moment have such an impact on Malcolm instead of the previous moment with the Swerlins where they speak negatively about "Negroes" in front of Malcolm. This is important because this moment is what changed Malcolm and his view of the world. One way to consider this is that he considered the Swerlins his family so he wouldn't take it as personal than if his mentor said it.

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