Out of Malcolm X, Rose, and Franklin, the essay I liked the most was Learning To Read by Malcolm X. Though the other two essays were good and they served their purpose, I actually had fun reading Malcolm X's essay. Franklin was terribly boring, and Rose (though it was much better than Franklin's), just didn't interest me like Malcolm X's did.
"Let me pull your coat about a cat.." is probably the most interesting line I have read so far in this class. It just strikes me as awesome - like, even though Malcolm X taught himself how to read and write, and went on to use his knowledge for greater things - he's still a street kid. He's still 'street smart', and I love that he shows that in his writing.
I went back to the handout to see what other quotes I had highlighted. "Look, daddy, let me pull your coat about a cat, Elijah Muhammad-" was the only one I highlighted. In the other essays, the ones written by Franklin and Rose, nothing was highlighted at all. That one line was what stuck with me, and I still think it's a pretty cool line.
good use of quotations here!
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