“Learning to Read” by Malcolm X is a powerful article about his time in prison when he taught himself to read. Through his reading, he learned about the horrible things that happened in history and became a civil rights activist. Malcolm X changed his sentiment and position throughout his article “Learning to Read.” His emotions are clear in his writing, but the change in his writing is clearly due to a change in his own thoughts due to the things he has learned. The essay shows his lack of reading skills when he was young, but also how interested he became in it and how much he uses it. He says reading is important in readers' lives just as it is in his own, because it helps them form their own thoughts and opinions. Without the ability to read and understand the world, it becomes difficult to construct one's own ethical opinions. The multiple perspectives, organization, and diction of Malcolm that they can easily understand. Malcolm's point of view remains generally consistent throughout his play, but it changes slightly at the beginning, middle, and end. First, he talks about when he was a child and couldn't read. He also recounts his stay in prison where he learned to read on his own. The way he tells his story shows his point of view. Readers can put Malcolm X on their level and identify with him as he recounts his true journey of learning to read. This makes the reader think about him differently. Rather than being Malcolm X, he's just an average inmate trying to find his place in the world. In the middle, his point of view is still that of an inmate, but now with more insight to help shape his self...... middle of paper ...... more than just color or race, showing one's opinions and tone within oneself. “Who in the history of the world has ever played a worse “skin game” than the white man?” (196). During powerful statements in which he uses this word, his harsh tone immediately disgusts readers, causing a feeling of anger to awaken in them. Malcolm Malcolm X's choice of words so that the reader can easily understand, the way he planned his ideas. and his change of heart throughout the play show how diverse and powerful Malcolm X's experience was. Two things remain the same throughout his writing: his passion and his power. This is what imposes the importance and significance of the essay in the mind of the reader..