A Homemade Education Analysis

To be persistent is to continue a course of action in spite of any difficulty or opposition. Without this, no one would ever overcome their obstacles and they would never learn from their mistakes. The readings “Letter from Birmingham jail” by Martin Luther king Jr., “Graduation” by Maya Angelou and “A Homemade Education” by Malcolm X show persistency at its finest in their own individual ways. Maya Angelou and Malcolm X both share their goal for education fulfillment and stop at nothing to achieve it, Malcolm and MLK share their goal of Justice for their race and are faced with many obstacles that weren't enough to hold them back, and MLK and Maya share their goal for race equality and don't let others opinions phase them. All three authors …show more content…
They were both leaders in the movement. MLK was in prison because of his peaceful demonstration. After becoming educated and being able to understand what books in the library meant, Malcolm was introduced to a new world he didn't know existed. Realizing that the white man has not only ruined things for the black race, but also disturbing the peace anywhere they went around the world. Realizing the place his race was currently in, Malcolm became outraged and wanted to speak out against it, following the teachings of Mohammed. MLK was the one of the other biggest leaders in this movement. In the reading MLK is currently in jail because of a non-violent protest he partook in. He was responding to clergymen who had criticized his, along with others, actions. King’s response is simpliy , ”... I am in Birmingham because injustice is here” (MLK 412) King addresses the fact that him being at Birmingham could have been avoided by not going however to fight injustice he has to get rid of any injustice he can. He does not regret his decision because he knows he's in jail for a good cause. King has stopped at nothing to confront the injustice that his people face and it can be seen in the following quotation, “I have traveled the length and breadth of alabama, Mississippi, and all the other southern states. On sweltering summer days and crisp autumn …show more content…
Angelou was but a small child at the time of her graduation and was faced with a major dilemma, being a child she could only react the only way a child could. MLK and Malcolm X were grown men who knew how to deal with problems better. Angelou could not handle the problem and gave up on the spot and it can be seen in the following quotation, “I thought i should like to see us all dead, one on top of the other.” Wishing for death, not only for herself, but her other colored classmates, showed that Maya Angelou has completely given into her hatred and was ready to become a failure, as she was told by Edward Donleavy. Eventually Angelou gets her spirits lifted by her classmate and