Similarities Between Frederick Douglass And Sandra Cisneros

The imprisonment of Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and Sandra Cisneros affected their literacy. In all of the essays, the three authors talk about their experience of being imprisoned. In the three essays, Frederick Douglass writes of himself when he was a 12 year old in slavery, Malcolm X writes of his experience in an actual prison, and Sandra Cisneros writes of her time being left alone by her family. While they share the similarity of being imprisoned they differ in the way this imprisonment affected their writing. Whereas Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X had to find their own way to learn to read and write, Sandra Cisneros was taught to read and write. Also, their experiences of their imprisonment also differ in many ways. The experience of these three authors’ imprisonment affected the way they wrote. Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and Sandra Cisneros were all imprisoned in some way. Frederick Douglass was enslaved due to the time period he was born in. Malcolm X wrote of his time in prison and how it inspired him to become articulate in his writing and in the way he speaks. Sandra Cisneros
Furthermore, their descriptions of these figures show that they were another influence on their writing. While they all had people who influenced their writing, who they were largely differs. Whereas Frederick Douglass and Sandra Cisneros had parental-like figures, Malcolm X was influenced by a religious figure named Elijah Muhammad. In contrast to Sandra Cisneros’ actual father, Frederick Douglass wrote of his “mistress” a lot in the beginning of his essay. He may have saw her as a mother at first, but that changed once he described her massive change into a violent slave holder. Similarly, Sandra Cisneros and Malcolm X both wanted their figure to notice and like their writing. In short, all three authors had authority figures that gave them different experiences, but have all influenced them as