Mr. Krucli
English 2
I perceived as I read, how the collective white man had been actually nothing but a piratical opportunist who used Faustian machinations to make his own Christianly his wedge in criminal conquests. First, always “religiously,” he branded “heathen” and “pagan” labels upon ancient non-white cultures and civilizations. The stage thus set, he then turned upon his non-white victims his weapons of war.
--Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Discuss:
1. What is the author’s attitude toward the collective white man?
The author believes that white men are racist people who defend their racism with religion.
2. What is the tone of the passage? Change the color of the words that reveal the tone of the passage.
The tone of this particular passage seems to be angery.
Apply: Rewrite the first sentence of the Malcolm X passage to read like positive propaganda for “the collective sentence, but the tone should be positive and non-critical. Share your sentence white man.” Your sentence should have the same basic meaning as Malcolm X’s with a partner and discuss the power words have to reveal and shape attitudes.
"From what I have read I noticed that the white man seemed to be inconsiderate and used their religion to support their causes."