Scenes in the movie, Malcolm X, were relatively different than scenes from the book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told by Alex Haley. Two scenes from the movie that particularly stood out were when Baines visited Malcolm in prison and when Malcolm was getting a perm before getting arrested. In the movie, while Malcolm was in prison, another prisoner named Baines came by to speak to Malcolm. Malcolm was a drug addict so Baines gave him nutmeg to soothe his addiction, but told him that that was the last time he would ever do drugs and started to educate Malcolm about the Muslim faith. In the book, this same scene happened except Baines did not give Malcolm the nutmeg and advice, another inmate named Bimbi did. Baines seems to not only have …show more content…
When it was time to rinse out his hair, Malcolm went to the sink and turned on the faucet, but no water came out. Malcolm started frantically searching for water everywhere—the soap dispenser, the bathtub, another sink, but nothing had water coming out of it. Unfortunately, Malcolm ended up having to put his head in a toilet to relieve the pain only to look up to see the police waiting to arrest him. This scene, though amusing, did not happen in the book. But throughout the movie the theme of conks seemed to play a large role. The movie started with a scene of Malcolm getting his "first conk," though it was different because in the book he got his first conk in an apartment with only Shorty and himself there. Also in the prison scene, right before Baines walked in, Malcolm was perming his hair to get a new conk. And of course the scene before Malcolm got arrested. In the book, conks were not mentioned as much, besides the fact that everyone called Malcolm "Red." The movie put such emphasis on conks perhaps to stress one of Malcolm’s main points on how the white’s “brainwashed” the Negroes by trying to get them to be like them. Even though the movie was based off the book these scenes made the movie and the book slightly different. Many of the movie's scenes were different from of the book's, but these two were likely the most
This movie was mostly about stereotypes and being able to make the best out of a bad situation. Malcolm gets stereotyped throughout the movie. Many times he is asked who he is and his response each time is “I am Malcolm”. People keep trying to fit him into a certain category, but he doesn’t. He says because of that he has a better perspective on the world around him. This movie also touches on other social issues like race.
Throughout each stage of his existence there are a multitude of symbols that are made evident. Haley shows how status played a major role in developing Malcolm’s self-worth. The author explains how a “conk” hairstyle tied him to the white world and showed him his own internalized racism. The writer also demonstrates how eyeglasses, a watch, and suitcases played a major role in his final transformation to the great leader that he made himself into. All of these symbols work together through the captivating tale of his life, and illustrates the many things that helped to shape him as a man. All things considered, Haley reveals just how critical symbols are in not only Malcolm X’s lives, but in everyone’s lives. Ultimately challenging his readers to look at their own lives in an attempt to discover what their personal symbols are. Malcolm X’s life had many challenges and setbacks, nevertheless, he discovered who he wanted to be and rose to the challenge, proving himself an important and influential
Spike Lee's version of Malcolm X's life is similar to the historical Malcolm X. By watching the movie and knowing who he was and his beliefs, one can easily tell how alike they are.
Passion is known to be contagious. Many would consider civil rights leader Malcolm X as being one of the most passionate individuals no matter the circumstance or stage in his life. He is known to have been bursting with passion regardless if he had been hustling on the streets of Harlem, doing time behind a jail cell, delivering sermons on behalf of the Nation of Islam or finding his definition of being a real Muslim. The movie, Malcolm X is a Spike Lee produced biographical drama focused on the Afrocentric upbringings of an activist who spends his life seeking the truth. In the scene where Malcolm is giving a sermon at a Nation of Islam rally, the audience is able to realize how big of a devotee he is to co-founder and minister Elijah Muhammad,
Malcom X once said: "If you're not ready to die for it, put 'freedom' out of your vocabulary". Malcom X was a civil rights leader during the 1960's where African Americans were being treated horrible. During this time a woman be the name of Lorraine Hansberry wrote a play called A Raison In The Sun, a refinance to a poem named A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes. In the play there is a character named Walter Lee Younger who is having trouble with his family. Walter Lee and Malcom a different on how they started at the beginning of their stories and the change they went through at the end, but the cause of that change is very similar. Both Walter Lee and Malcom started off being selfish but at the end became better people.
The autobiography of Malcolm X written by Alex Haley tells a wonderful story of a boy who grew up to be a legendary hero. Malcolm Xs character continuously develops throughout the entire novel, allowing the reader to be engaged in his story. The beginning of the text begins with the story of the past, when his mother was pregnant, and instantly the author brings in violence that include the Ku Klux Klan and the description of fear is already being portrayed. Chapter one is titled "nightmare "in this chapter not only does the reader already acknowledge struggle but there is also a background of his father. Over the course of chapter you see Malcolm Xs character develop mostly because his entire perspective constantly changes due to being around
In chapter 1, Malcolm’s story begins with an emotionally powerful event, a KKK raid at his parent’s home before he was born. The KKK members talk about Malcolm’s dad “’spreading trouble’ among the ‘good’ Negroes of Omaha
Malcolm’s point of view remains mostly consistent throughout his piece, but it slightly shifts at the beginning, middle, and end. First, he talks about when he was a child and he could not read. He also tells about his time in prison when he taught himself how to read. The way he talks about his journey shows his point of view. Readers are able to put Malcom X on their level and relate to him because he tells about his real journey of learning to read. This makes the reader think about him differently. Rather than being Malcolm X, he’s just your average inmate trying to find his place in the world. In the middle, his point of view is still that of an inmate, but now with more insight to help him shape his mo...
Everyone should learn about the differences between the book and the movie of To Kill A Mockingbird, which is written by Harper Lee. People should learn this because it a great representative of Injustice. The main characters in the book are Atticus, Jem, and Scout. Atticus is Jem and Scout’s dad. Calpurnia is Atticus’s helper around the house. Also Dill is a boy who is friends with Jem and Scout who is only with them in the summer. The Radleys are a family that are very secretive and Boo Radley never comes out of the house. The most significant difference between the book and the movie is the lack of focus on injustice, in the book it shows it strongly and the movie does not show the injustice.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley is about a man who changed the history of America. Malcolm (Little) X preached what he believed about racism, discrimination, and segregation. He went through many changes in his fight for equality. The three transformations that really changed the way Malcolm thought and preached where his transformation in prison, his transformation into the Islamic religion (following Elijah Muhammad), and the biggest transformation of all, his pilgrimage to Mecca. In all of Malcolm actions, teachings and transformations we learn different points of view and we get a good look at different aspects of events. The life of Malcolm (Little) X as told in his autobiography should be read by all.
Malcolm X and James Baldwin were two men that played a large role in defining a people and a cause during the 1950s and 1960s. Both of these men were dynamic African-Americans who lived primarily to help their people, who were terribly persecuted in the United States for many years. The interesting thing about these two men is that they strove towards the same goal—to unify African-Americans and give them strength and confidence—but they accomplished this goal in very different ways. Malcolm X, a leader in the Nation of Islam movement, believed that African-Americans needed to acquire strength and confidence so that they could separate from the White man and live together in peace, harmony, and production. On the other hand, James Baldwin, renowned writer, believed it necessary for African-Americans to have strength and confidence so that they might coexist on the same level as whites and accomplish what whites were accomplishing. The methodology and teachings of James Baldwin and Malcolm X differed greatly, but their general belief, that African-Americans were just as good as everybody else prevailed over all else, and made these men two of the very important faces of a generation.
After leaving the nation of islam and doing bigger things malcolm was getting some treats from them. They were mad because they thought that he had stolen the nation of islam’s idea about african american and how to get them to see a better life. Their leader didn’t like the idea of Malcolm doing something bigger and better than his old group. Even after the threats he had gotten he wasn’t scared he showed them pictures of him holding a gun just to prove to them no matter what he will protect his family and stand for what he believes in. The nation of islam leader was so angry that he had said a “ a man like him deserves to die”. After all those threats that he had gotten from the nation of islam they weren’t even the ones who killed him. On day while he was speaking a man came up and shot him in the chest.
The phrase ‘Coming of Age’ refers to the process of growing up or entering into adulthood. In these three coming of age tales of Barack Obama, Malcolm X and James Baldwin they all share a component in their lives with each other as they tell their tales of their dark pasts. Baldwin’s story is about how he becomes aware of himself and who he is as a person. Baldwin also shares a component with Obama because they both suffered from psychological loss of innocence of the protagonist between the ages of 10 to 20. The components Malcolm X has are both acquiring knowledge and he was accepting of the complexities and ‘greyness’ of the world.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a beloved novel published in 1960. After reading the novel there were some moments and people that I found particularly enjoyable. My favorite part of the novel was when the children went to Boo Radley's house to try to get a look at him. In addition, Atticus Finch was my favorite character in the novel. In my opinion the book was very good. I felt that it really showed the thoughts and actions, both good and bad, of the people in the South during the time of the Great Depression. At some points it was sad and at others it was comical but overall it conveyed the message that it was trying to send and everyone could learn something from it.
Malcolm regarded the African American hairstyle as implying that the only way black people could achieve beauty was to resemble white people. He acknowledges the symbol of his hair after joining the Nation of Islam. When speaking about the hair that he and his brothers had removed he says, “They had just banished from their lives forever that phony, lye-conked, metallic-looking hair […]. It grieves me that I don’t care where you go, you see this symbol of ignorance and self-hate on so many Negroes’ heads” (Haley 278). Wearing a “conk” brought Malcolm from the sensitivity of feeling being unnoticeable to feeling like he belonged. On the other hand, it also forced him to the realization of his own internalized racism. Once he joined the Nation of Islam, which taught him that he was better than other people because he was black, he was able to discard his hair, ultimately symbolizing the transformation in his mentality. No longer seeing a reason to alter his hair to resemble a different race, he allowed himself to eliminate his own prejudice.