Weekly Reflection- 9/28/14

"Fewclothes" is an interesting character. He is respected even though he is poor old and dirty. As Malcolm X said, they treat him like a "millionaire". I think like Malcolm was saying with the "old wolf with no fangs" analogy, they see him like a beacon of hope that they will still be able to support themselves when they are old and poor.

A few people in class were saying how the status quo was that hustlers and other people in that kind of life were in a "every man for himself" mentality, or that they were selfish and loners, but they actually seem to be part of a group, supporting each other. I agree with that, they really were all together, helping each other, and teaching new people like Malcolm was.

Malcolm X, when talking about getting a conk, he seems to assume it is to make their hair like a white person's, and that it is a sign of racial shame. However we never hear that that is the reason people do it, it could just be a fashion trend that is unrelated. This might be something that is changed because of the fact that Malcolm is describing it looking back at it from years later, and he might be changing it to fit the story, or he simply doesn't remember.

Weekly Reflection- 9/21/14

I like Malcolm's quote on page 8 (Nightmare): "I had learned that if you want something you had better make some noise." I really agree with this quote, if you never ask for something, you will never get it, because people will not know you need it. Sometimes you will have to be a bit rude, but otherwise you won't get it at all.

Another thing in Nightmare that was strange is that Malcolm's mother refused welfare because she was a proud person and taking welfare would destroy her pride. Wouldn't having her family all in a bad state hurt her pride even more?

In Mascot, when Mr. Ostrowksi told Malcom he shouldn't try to become a lawyer, Malcolm said it was the first major turning point in his life. He had finally noticed the racism and how things worked regarding racism. As someone (not sure who it was) in class a few days ago pointed out, it seems strange that that was the first major turning point, because so many large events had happened to him beforehand that could have tipped him off to the racism. For example, the police being more concerned with looking for his father's gun than looking for the people who burned down his house, or his father getting killed. Especially with his father getting killed, why wasn't that a major turning point?

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