Malcom X's, Franklin's and Rose's essays are very different - on the surface. Sure, the writing styles are polar opposites and the topics are all over the place, but they all basically say the same thing - personal experience can teach you more than books and schools.
Unlike the essays on computers from a couple weeks ago, these 3 essays talk more about personal experience rather than book work. Sure, their initial goal was to become smarter and be able to read or write better, but they learned so much more than that. All three men learned that, through reading, they can discover so much more about life. Malcom X discovered exactly what slavery was, and how wrong it was. Franklin discovered that even though he wasn't very good at on-hands tasks, he could read and write very well. Rose discovered that his school wasn't really teaching him at all - it was the kids in his class that taught him an important life lesson.
Yes, all 3 of these essays were written extremely different (seeing as they were written in different time periods and all that), but they all pretty much come to the same conclusion. School, and the math you learn there, isn't nearly as important as your own life experiences.
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ReplyDeleteYes, they do all say basically the same thing! And, yes, they do differ -- yet each describes his hurdles and eventual success. :=)
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