Malcolm X's and Mike Rose's Educational Narrative essays have both similarities and differences.
In Malcolm X's essay "Learning to Read" and Mike Rose's essay "I Just Wanna Be Average", both authors describe an event or series of events that led to their desire to be better educated. Both writers aspired to become educated in spite of the situations (institutions) that they were put in. Malcolm X was sent to Norfolk Prison Colony and Mike Rose was sent to Our Lady of Mercy. The authors similarly write about how education had changed their lives. Also, both authors wrote of their experiences as children of minority groups. However, the essays also have differences. In Malcolm X's essay, he changed the direction of his life through a "homemade education", while Mike Rose's essay indicated that his direction was changed by education at school. Also, Malcolm X's motivation was to be a better reader, writer, and speaker. The focus of the essay was mostly about himself. While in the essay by Mike Rose, he observed and was concerned not only for his own education, but also the education of those around him. Both essays were inspiring.
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