Zoot suit

Throughout history, there are people who stand as beacons to motivate, enlighten, and enrich others’ lives. Malcolm X was one of those guiding people, and his frank autobiography reveals his metamorphosis into his “own divine path.” As an articulate revolutionary Malcolm X’s book outlines his hero's journey. THE WORLD OF THE COMMON DAY is the background context of a hero, and Malcolm’s struggle starts before he was born. First of all, his West Indian grandmother was raped by a white man which…

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realized that all these black people are breaking their back trying to imitate white people (40). With his friend Shorty, Malcolm started a new life. He took his first reefer, first cigarettes, and his first liquor. In addition he had his first zoot suit and conk. He was exposed to so many jungle streets. And eventually he became a hustler, which would soon consume all his life. He started to live like an animal, living only to survive (163). He had completely changed from whom he was to as…

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white people” (X, 48). Malcolm X begins to fully immerse himself in this newfound lifestyle and begins to gamble, smoke, and adapt his behavior to that of the Harlem black subculture. Ironically, Malcolm adopts the popular clothing style of the zoot suit and the hairstyle of the conk, which chemically straightens his natural, kinky hair to resemble the straight, slicked back hair sported by Caucasians during that time period. Malcolm X later reflects that this “was [his] first … big step…

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He soon starts gambling, drinking and doing drugs. With his money he buys his first zoot suit, as well as getting his first “conk”. Malcolm developed a sort of prejudice of the black community, with the Roxbury Hill blacks being in the shadow of the white man. Which they are dressed as if they are of the same status and using conk to achieve…

Malcolm X was born on May 19 1925 as Malcolm Little in Nebraska. He was the fourth child out of eight in the family. Malcolm was the son of James E. Little, a preacher who supported the black nationalist ideals of Marcus Garvey. Since Malcolm 's father was such an outspoken man,and the racists did not like this, he would constantly receive threats so they moved to Lansing, Michigan, where his father continued to preach his beliefs despite the threats. The Little 's moved thinking they would be…