Part A: Annotated page from Malcom X
Part B:
“I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading opened to
me. I knew right there in prison that reading had changed forever the
course of my life. As I see it today, the ability to read awoke inside me
some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.”
I feel like this is quote is significantly important because him being in prison change his course of life. Prison gave him an opportunity to engage in reading. During his days in prison he envied someone who had more knowledge than him. He encouraged himself to get into reading and understanding a dictionary. When he says the ability to read awoke inside of him, he was so profound to have learned the ability to read, having a grasp of what words meant. He felt as if it was his destiny to become who he was while being in prison.
Yes, definitely, the quote shows how important reading can be and how it changed the speaker’s life forever. Being in prison gave him a chance to start reading and learn more.
OK, but where is your translation into your own words of this very important line, almost the most important line of your chosen quote?
“As I see it today, the ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.”