CHAPTER 10 ~ Page 160
"Reginald when he came to visit me again in a few days, could gauge from my attitude the effect that his talking had had upon me. He seemed very pleased. Then, very seriously, he talked for two solid hours about 'the devil white man' and 'the brainwashed black man'."
Malcolm is buying into this new religion as it is suiting his former experiences. The devil white man and the brainwashed black man. Neither of these (I can imagine) are actually in Islamic teachings (What do I know though?) it is just Malcolm feeling down whilst in prison and reflecting all the times he had been wronged was due to a white man. The black man was always getting trampled under foot and had no say in the society. He is pleasantly ignorant at this developmental period for his religion, his beginnings are built out of seemingly overanalyzing previous instances; while this is excellenet that he thinks and reflects, the first impression (as he learns later) isn't so kind and spiritual.
Airk, these are outstanding journal entries. I hope you finish the rest as you have some keen insights into the book and the way the book is written.
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