Malcolm Changes (1)

Throughout the book, Malcolm has gone through many small and large changes. Some of the earlier changes in his life would be when his father died and his mother went crazy causing him and his siblings to move to different homes all over the place. The most significant change that Malcolm goes through so far, is prison. Malcolm had been a hustler, a drug dealer, and a druggie himself. Going to prison, as harsh as it may sound, was probably a very good thing for Malcolm at this point in his life. Malcolm stops the drugs after talking to his brother Reginald and starts believing in Islam. He had gone so low in society that the only way he could go was up. He thought, "...I had sunk to the very bottom of the American white man's society when-- soon now, in prison--I found Allah and the religion of Islam and it completely transformed my life" (Haley 153). This is the turning point in Malcolm's life because he had taken a giant step towards Allah and a giant step back from drugs. When Malcolm leaves prison, I know he is going to be a changed man because of all positive things he has been doing in prison like writing, studying language/s, praying, reading, and learning about Islam.

Many people go through the change in their life and aren't even aware that they have changed. Like Malcolm, many go though changes every single day. They may not be as intense as Malcolm's transformation from a hustler into a worshipper but I know one person who has made a great change in their life. My mother used to be on the fatter side and I'm sure she would agree with me when i say this and now she looks great for her age. She made all these changes in her life starting with eating healthier and going to the gym. I am very proud of her because she did this because she was not healthy before, at all. All of my mother's changes, as far as I am concerned started with her reading Robin Mcgraw's Inside My Heart.  http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews2/078521836X.asp I really feel that this book is responsible for the changes that my mother made in her life and I'm happy that she read it. It's a small change in her life that is going to make a big difference in 20 years!