Malcolm X and Franklin Comparison

These two essays are both similar in subject matter, yet different in the actual story. Both Malcolm and Franklin enjoyed reading and avidly sought it out, but Malcolm didn't learn how to read until later on while Franklin could read for as long as he could remember. Malcolm wrote about how he learned to read and how it grew into a love of his. Franklin wrote about how his love for reading greatly influenced how much he enjoyed the jobs that he did. He would always go after jobs which involved the written word such as a printer or a poet while Malcolm would just read all day long and even break prision rules so that he could read for a longer time. Malcolm's essay followed his journey of learning to read and Franklin's followed his journey to find an enjoyable job. Both of these narratives talk about something that is very important to the people who wrote them and they both talk about the importance of the written word.