- A descriptive detail that stood out to me from Malcolm X’s narrative was how he described that reading as something that brought liberation to a person. X talks about how reading had been a key to liberating him from the tortures of the world, such as how he explained that even in jail the world around him was blocked out whenever he picked up a book. He described the matter as being completely free, which is ironic since he was locked up in jail at the time. This reflects a lot about how reading can take you to a different dimension of feeling relief. This description from Malcolm X also displays how knowledge-hungry he was.
2. One style that I would like to imitate from all the writers that we have read about is how detailed and elaborate they can get. The reason being is because when a writer is detailed and explains the detail to the audience, it can captivate a reader’s attention and want them to keep reading forward. One of the styles that captivated my attention was how Anzaldua’s literacy narrative used two languages. Using two languages, allowed her to further grasp the audience she was targeted because not only could they relate to her narrative, but on top of her using Spanish in the narrative, it allowed readers to further relate with her experiences. I can implement this into my literacy narrative by throwing in religious phrases or words in my literacy narrative to further captivate the attention of the audience I’m trying to get to.
Your observation about X feeling free in prison when he is actually locked in a cell is very interesting. I agree that reading can take you to a different dimension, and clearly X does too. I think you will definitely captivate your readers in using a lot of detail and in your switching between languages in your narrative. Anzaldua’s style could work very well for you.
I agree with you on the fact of trying to imitate the elaboration of other writers in your own, I have been trying to do the same.
I agree with your commentary about X’s literacy. I think reading does take us to another world and like the fact your included that in your answer.
I am also trying to use more descriptive detail in my literacy narrative because I believe that details are what catches the readers attention. As well as using two languages in your writing, it just makes the piece a bit more interesting.