Malcolm X's Socioeconomic Disparity
Angela Lin Mrs. Falat ELA Honors 11 April 2024.
Throughout history, class was often determined by job or amount of money that one had. Because of this, those who did not make much money often found themselves at the bottom of society. In America during the early to late 1900’s, African Americans were discriminated against, and most found themselves living in poor conditions and working less desirable jobs because of their race. Because of this, most African Americans found themselves unable to climb the social ranks or dig themselves out of poverty. Socioeconomic disparity in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, and Malcolm X’s life affects a character’s opportunities, aspirations, and interactions …show more content…
Moreover, Malcolm X’s socioeconomic disparity affected his interactions with others. Malcolm X often talked in slang language, but slang language was not as effective at communicating ideas in writing than in speech. Malcolm recalls that, “[He] became increasingly frustrated at not being able to express what [he] wanted to convey in letters that [he] wrote.trying to write simple English.[he] wasn’t even functional,” (Malcolm X). His poor education caused by his socioeconomic disparity caused him to be unable to properly interact with others. Altogether, Malcolm X’s socioeconomic disparity was caused by him being imprisoned, which affected his education. In turn, impacting his ability to progress in life. Ultimately, these three people all help to reveal several reasons as to how socioeconomic disparity reveals barriers that affect a character’s opportunities, aspirations, and interactions. Such as being in a poor economic state, lacking proper education, or being imprisoned. This affected characters such as the Cunningham family, Beneatha, Mama, Walter Lee, and the life of Malcolm X. In the end, these three people and their stories all indicate that their socioeconomic disparity is at the center of people’s lives, but it
Throughout history, class was often determined by job or amount of money that one had. Because of this, those who did not make much money often found themselves at the bottom of society. In America during the early to late 1900’s, African Americans were discriminated against, and most found themselves living in poor conditions and working less desirable jobs because of their race. Because of this, most African Americans found themselves unable to climb the social ranks or dig themselves out of poverty. Socioeconomic disparity in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, and Malcolm X’s life affects a character’s opportunities, aspirations, and interactions …show more content…
Moreover, Malcolm X’s socioeconomic disparity affected his interactions with others. Malcolm X often talked in slang language, but slang language was not as effective at communicating ideas in writing than in speech. Malcolm recalls that, “[He] became increasingly frustrated at not being able to express what [he] wanted to convey in letters that [he] wrote.trying to write simple English.[he] wasn’t even functional,” (Malcolm X). His poor education caused by his socioeconomic disparity caused him to be unable to properly interact with others. Altogether, Malcolm X’s socioeconomic disparity was caused by him being imprisoned, which affected his education. In turn, impacting his ability to progress in life. Ultimately, these three people all help to reveal several reasons as to how socioeconomic disparity reveals barriers that affect a character’s opportunities, aspirations, and interactions. Such as being in a poor economic state, lacking proper education, or being imprisoned. This affected characters such as the Cunningham family, Beneatha, Mama, Walter Lee, and the life of Malcolm X. In the end, these three people and their stories all indicate that their socioeconomic disparity is at the center of people’s lives, but it