The previous readings by Malcolm X, Douglass, and Jiang all have something they share in common. This similarity is that they all tell personal life stories. Such example is Douglass’s text, in which he describes to the audience how he learned to read and write, where this skill set enabled him to understand the time in which he lives and how he can escape the life he is living. In Jiang’s text, she gives insights into her life by telling her grandmother’s life. Which is someone who deeply affected Jiang. In addition, Jiang also gives brief descriptions of what living in China during the 70s a transitional period was like. Lastly, Malcolm X text describes the hardships he encountered early in his adulthood when he was in prison for years. This experience opened Malcolm X to the world of reading and writing and helped him become an intelligent man who went on to fight for his rights and stand up for himself in an America that was split. As seen previously, all 3 authors of the texts have told their personal stories in which they express how events changed them drastically and made them improve on who they were.