Frederick Douglass’s reason to learn was because he wanted to learn about slavery. He also was being mistreated for the love of reading and writing. Malcolm X’s reason to learn was to talk his feelings and speak but in writing. Also he was eventually assassinated for the love of writing. Sandra Cisneros’s reason to learn was because she wanted to show her father her love for him. Also she was being pushed aside for the love of reading and writing. Douglass was influenced by his mistress, Malcolm X was influenced by Elijah Muhammad, and Sandra Cisneros was influenced by her father and his words.
Some things to contrast between the three writers, Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and Sandra Cisneros is their race and when they were alive or born. Frederick Douglass was an African American man. Malcolm X was also an African American man. Sandra Cisneros was a Mexican American women. Also another thing different between them was the century they were born in. Douglass was was born in the 19th century and is now dead. Malcolm X was born in the 30th century and is also now dead. Cisneros was born in the 21st century and is still alive. The years they were born in also affect their writing and how they