The Benjamin Franklin and the Malcolm X papers are similar
because they both are narratives.
Benjamin Franklin paper sounds like a child is writing or narrating his
story and how he was raised, where Malcolm X is a paper about when he was an
adult. Malcolm is talking about an
experience in life on how he made it through jail. Where in the story about Benjamin Franklin is
talking about him growing up and his significant experience in life. Benjamin Franklin is talking about his
writing skills and how he made it through that, things that he read. Also in the beginning of Malcolm X reading
there was a little synopsis about him, were Benjamin Franklin dived right into
the story. I did find Malcolm X story
more interesting and related able to me.
The writing skills where so different in the since that Malcolm X is
more mature. Benjamin Franklin did have
a love or want for reading and that is somewhere in life I want to be. I do need to read more for my own kid’s sake,
at least they can see me and then they will want to. Reading both of the papers, I know will help
me with my paper.
Yes, good observations!
ReplyDeleteThe Ben Frank essay was certainly much harder to read. I liked the Malcom X essay better also.
ReplyDeleteI thought malcom had more conviction in his writting, definetly had an inspiring appel given that a black man in jail educated himself. I thought it showed a powerful example of strength within the indivdual in contrast to B. Franklin's story which to me didn't indicate a struggle with reallity and himself but rather gave me a sense of bourgeoise boredom when he described his childhood and his coming of age. also given the time he lived in history he was at advantage of white privilege.
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