Reading Response to Malcolm X-Jonathan

Part B:

“I was so fascinated that I went on–I copied the dictionary’s next
page. And the same experience came when I studied that. With every
succeeding page, I also learned of people and places and events from
history. Actually the dictionary is like a miniature encyclopedia. Finally
the dictionary’s A section had filled a whole tablet–and I went on into the
B’s. That was the way I started copying what eventually became the
entire dictionary. It went a lot faster after so much practice helped me to
pick up handwriting speed. Between what I wrote in my tablet, and
writing letters, during the rest of my time in prison I would guess I wrote
a million words.”

Overjoyed, I went on to study the next page of the dictionary. Again, I had felt the same feelings as I did on the last page. As I continued this feeling did not fade. I had also learned more than just words but about who people are different places around the world and the past. The dictionary was not just words to me but instead a encyclopedia. I eventually finished the entire A section on my tablet, so I moved on to the B section. Over the course of time I would end up copying the entire dictionary. I picked up speed overtime as well due to my handwriting getting better. Because of the immense time and dedication I put in, writing reading and writing again, by the end of my time in prison I had written about a million words.