Malcolm X vs. Benjamin Franklin

When reading about Malcolm X and Benjamin Franklin I noticed some similarities and differences about their education. The main similarity was that they were both learning grammar and how to read. Another similarity is that people helped both of them. Benjamin’s family and friends helped him and Malcolm X got help from the people who worked in the library at the jail by letting him check out more books than the amount permitted. A difference was that Malcolm had started off as a self-teacher and then people helped him, whereas Benjamin was put into a grammar school at a young age and always had people to help him. Another difference is how they learned. Benjamin learned from years of class while Malcolm learned from writing down words from a dictionary on a tablet and slowly learning how to read his own writing and slowly being able to read other books. Another difference was that Benjamin was given an education by his father because his father wanted him to go into the church. where Malcolm sat I a jail cell reading because he had the desire to learn and be able to speak in front of people and sound educated.