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Just copying the dictionary over and over again fascinated Malcolm and turned him on to bigger books and bigger things. Eventually all the reading he had gave him great knowledge in the fields of history, philosophy, and other subjects that would help him later in his life to preach and influence.

The most important influence in Malcolm’s life, by far was being introduced to the Muslim faith by his family. The religion went so well with Malcolm because of his experiences with the white race. The letters from Elijah Muhammad just caught Malcolm by his soul and just pulled him in the religion, being one of it’s most important followers. What ever Elijah Muhammad said Malcolm did, he did not even question Elijah’s removal of Reginald from the National of Islam. In The Autobiography of Malcolm X writes that “I was his most faithful servant, and I know today that I did believe in him more than he believed in himself.” (242).

The way that the Nation of Islam turned its back on Malcolm X was one of the greatest things that could of happened to Malcolm. At first it started with some of the Muslim followers getting jealously because Malcolm basically was the public figure that everyone in the world saw. Not only would the people of the Nation of Islam turn their backs, but also Elijah Muhammad would too. Malcolm could not believe it, but eventually when he makes his pilgrimage to Mecca he sees the light. Elijah Muhammad behind Malcolm’s back spread the word that Malcolm could not be trusted and how he should be not part of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm knew that he was being set up from the highest authority of the Nation of Islam.

Muslim Mosque, Inc. was Malcolm’s own organization that was going to fight the black man’s civil rights. In The Autobiography of Malcolm X writes ” it would carry into practice what the Nation of Islam had only preached.” (363). Before Malcolm could really start this organization he made his most influential trips of his life to the holy land of Mecca. On this trip Malcolm seen the true hospitality of the Muslim faith and finally seen that people in Mecca treated everyone as brothers and they seen no color.

Dr. Omar Azzan and his father made the greatest impacts on Malcolm’s new look at life when he made his pilgrimage. He finally understood that the white men that he had experienced in America were only a few of the white race. He knew that the white man is not the devil and that only some white men treat black men with no respect and dignity. This pilgrimage really turned his life around the right way. Malcolm later visited other countries including Africa and soon begins preaching his new message about black and white relations.

I think that The Autobiography of Malcolm X gives a lot of insight to how a black man can easily go in the wrong direction. Malcolm’s early life shows how some little comments from people can impact someone so heavily. If Malcolm’s eight-grade teacher would not of told Malcolm that he could not be a lawyer. Would Malcolm eventually became a lawyer, would he of ever made such an impact on the civil rights movement like he did? Or would he have still turned away from the street life and still became a hustler. The influences that I mentioned all through Malcolm’s life made heavy impacts, but for me I think that the one that made the most was Elijah Muhammad, even though he eventually set him up. I think without Elijah Muhammad Malcolm would of probably turned his life away from crime, but probably would of still not of made an impact as he did. I think that we can learn a lot from his life, from not always letting some comments affect your life so much to always keep your guard up. I think that this should be read in every high school class because I think people need to know the truth about him. In my own life I have heard many bad things about Malcolm X, that I believed, but until now I know the truth about the man. In The Autobiography of Malcolm X writes “He will make use of me dead, as he has made use of me alive, as a convenient symbol of “hatred”" (439).

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