Malcolm X Prison Studies

A civil rights leader and political activist, Malcolm X’s education came about because of his prison studies. He uses logos by declaring that his writing of EVERY word in the dictionary caused him to understand what books are saying. He also uses logos when he states that he "studied intensely".  He uses pathos by saying that he had never been so free in his life after learning to read, letting the reader relate to the freedom of a book. He also uses pathos when he talks about staying up late and reading because this calls upon to people's need to escape.  He was “escaping” prison by reading.  He also uses pathos when he talks about studying things that might “help the black man” or “battle the white man” which appeals the need to feel safe.  Ethos is used by him saying that an English writer called him, so he must be “someone important”.  He did not receive a formal education from a college or university; he got his education in a different type of institution, prison.