Malcolm X

In the Autobiography of Malcolm X,  Malcolm tells of many events that have shaped his life. However, one key point sticks out to me. After he is pushed to the limit at his high school, Malcolm flees to Harlem and Boston. There he falls into a life of crime, drugs and other misfortunes. When he is arrested for these things, Malcolm feels like his life isn't going anywhere. Because he is so vulnerable, the idea of Islam appeals to him because it proposed an reason for his problems: the white man is the devil.

While in jail, Malcolm continues to begin the practice of Islam, along with his penmanship and writing skills. He writes to his brothers and sisters, introducing them to the religion. He also writes to the gangsters he used to know, but they are illiterate and cannot write back. Malcolm tells others what he had previously begin to believe, that the white man is the devil, and also that the white rave was created in a laboratory. Many people are reluctant to accept these ideas because they are very random and farfetched to them.

I believe that these were the most shaping series of events of Malcolm's life. He is dedicated to learning the ways of Islam. He feels as thought he is accepted in this religion, that others understand his pain.