Autobiography of Malcolm X

 

Chapter 10, “Satan”

Chavez notes

           By: Tanika Lowery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction:

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Before Malcolm X became a legend he had a

 

Deep past. Through this deep past he learned a lot,

 

and went through trials that helped him realize the

 

importance of life. He robbed to get money and

 

drugs. He turned his brother into a big hustler. It

 

was time for Malcolm to learn, and he was caught,

 

and thrown in jail for ten years. When he was in

 

jail, he became known as Satan. He soon learnt to

 

change his ways and become a powerful speaker,

 

motivator, and legend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theme and purpose:

 

 

 

The theme and purpose of chapter ten is a very

 

important part of this book. Malcolm was thrown in

 

jail. His family was the only people that believed in

 

him. He wrote to everyone in the streets, but no one

 

wrote him back. His family told him to fast from

 

pork and smoking, and they could get him out of

 

jail. After that his family sent him to a better

 

facility, where he could read, and become

 

rehabilitated. Even though you may have it bad or go

 

to jail there’s still a purpose and hope for your life.

 

The theme is to show how Malcolm changed his life

 

through the mistakes he made in his life, and how

 

when he needed all of his friends only his family was

 

there to support him.

 

 

 

 

Types of arguments:

 

 

 

 

       Malcolm was put in jail. I argue that when he

 

was put in jail none of his friends and hustlers cared

 

about him. He thought they were all his real friends,

 

but the only ones that were there for him was his

 

family and Muhammad. Malcolm’s family helped

 

him out by putting him in Norfolk Colony Facility

 

that was safer and more rehabilitating then jails.

 

When people see you doing good or making an

 

attempt to do good when you’re in a bad

 

predicament they will help you and put you in higher

 

places.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fallacies:

 

 

 

       I felt there were lots of double speak in this

 

chapter. For example, Malcolm felt that he has to

 

hustle to make a living, because that was the right

 

thing to do, he had no evidence to back it up. There

 

were also examples of false dichotomy and personal

 

attacks. False dichotomy: Malcolm believed that you

 

could either live to the fullest in jail by getting high

 

or dieing. Personal attack: Malcolm hated god

 

because he did not believe he did anything for him,

 

and he was a false god. There are a lot of bad

 

fallacies Malcolm based his life upon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implicit and stated assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       In spite of going to jail Malcolm still had respect

 

and morals. He did what his family wanted; he quit

 

smoking and eating pork. Everyone looked at

 

Malcolm funny, because it was assumed that all

 

black men ate pork. They also looked at him

 

differently because he was known as “Satan”, and

 

they didn’t think he could show respect and change

 

from his evil ways.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion:

 

Even though you may go through rough

 

situations you can always pick yourself up and start

 

off where you left or start again. Malcolm X had a

 

bad history of robbing, hustling and other, and was

 

thrown in jail. He thought there was no hope in his

 

life and so he did worst in jail still hustling and

 

receiving the title, “Satan”, for cursing God so many

 

times. He then got a second chance, he stopped

 

smoking and eating pork and his family transported

 

him to Norfolk Colony Facility, which is a

 

rehabilitation center. There he was allowed his own

 

room; he learned to read and got all of his degrees.

 

From then on he became an educated religious man,

 

leader, and legend; and he never looked back, and