3. Protagonist  Malcolm X

4. Antagonist  Elijah Muhammad

5. Favorite Character  Malcolm X. Although besides him I liked hearing about some of the Harlem Mobsters he befriended when he was working at a restaurant many would go to.

6. Least Favorite Character  The Honorable Elijah Muhammad

7. Exposition  Born in Omaha, Nebraska  Grows up in Lansing Michigan, of where his father is killed.  Moves to Boston with half sister.  Moves alone to Harlem.  Moves back to Boston.  Goes to prison.  Converts to Islam.  Becomes Minister

8. Rising Action  Malcolm X silenced by his envious religious organization/political movement The Nation of Islam.

9. Climax  Malcolm makes a pilgrimage to Mecca.  He travels around Africa speaking to many ambassadors.  He returns and within a few weeks is assassinated (As told by author/eyewitness Alex Haley).

10. Falling Action  His Funeral and investigations.

11. Resolution  Alex Haley’s Epilogue refelecting his affects of American society.

12. Setting  1925-1965  During his lifetime America had major problems with racism.  He travels around the country, but he spends a major part of his time in Harlem, New York.  Harlem, New York was a central place for political Afro-American movements.

13. Major Themes  Racism and Malcolm’s changing of perspective  Malcolm’s pointing out the similarities of Hustling and Activism  The basic rights of being human

14. Rating  9 out of 10  This book has a lot of great insight, and things to really think about, through a simple story of his own personal life and experiences.

15. Social Issue  Even as an optimist, I believe integration, and racism is becoming less of a problem among our generation here in the United States.  America still has some issues, particularly with older generations and other parts of the world are also still struggling.