The Autobiography of Malcolm X Themes

The Autobiography of Malcolm X Themes

Race

The discussion of race is often synonymous the discussion of racial prejudice. But that's not always the case in The Autobiography of Malcolm X. They are many other aspects of race that are worth t...

Prejudice

You can't talk about The Autobiography of Malcolm X without talking about racism. Of course, racism is a bad thing that negatively impacts the lives of many people, but that's not the only thing di...

Philosophical Viewpoints: Pan-Africanism

Pan-Africanism is a movement and philosophy that promotes the solidarity of all people of African descent. In The Autobiography of Malcolm X it is part of Malcolm X's plan to end oppression of Blac...

Transformation

Change. Transformation. Whether you like it or not, things don't stay the same. But in The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm changes philosophies so much that he almost seems to have multiple per...

Language and Communication

We all use language every day of our lives, so it's easy to take it for granted. But Malcolm X shows us in The Autobiography of Malcolm X that language is pretty important. It's not just used to po...

Education

Knowledge is power! Or at least that's what our teachers say when they want us to do our homework. Even though Malcolm X has gone through his life in The Autobiography of Malcolm X believing that m...

Mortality

No one wants to talk about death. It's scary, we don't really know what happens when you die, and we'd rather watch another season of Survivor instead. But not Malcolm X in The Autobiography of Mal...

Religion

For many people, religion is something that happens in church, temple, or mosques. But Malcolm X isn't most people. In The Autobiography of Malcolm X he transforms from being an atheist, into follo...