Malcolm X #4 (Malcolm Changes his Point of View)

In my opinion, the climax of the book is when Malcolm goes to make the hajj to Mecca. His views on racism change completely. He once believed that the white man was the devil and that he was the one to blame for the oppression of the black man. Once he got to Mecca, he opens his eyes to a whole different world. He experiences a feel of unity that he could have never felt in America. He saw people from all different places and different races, praying together and getting along well. The white men he met during his trip were extremely friendly and treated him with respect. Dr. Azzam, one of the white men whom he met, even let Malcolm use his luxurious suite until Malcolm was able to go to Mecca. This is a huge turning point in Malcolm’s life because this is what makes him change the way he views the white race as a whole.

It’s almost like Malcolm judged the entire white race before really getting to know that there were some places in the world where white men got along well with non-whites, just like a person might judge someone before really getting to know that person. I remember there was this girl that used to think I was selfish and mean. She didn’t even know anything about me and she always gave me a nasty look. One day I decided to ask her why she always looked at me that way. We started talking and we got to know each other better. Once she got to know me for whom I really was, we became really good friends and after that moment she never gave me a nasty look ever again.

(http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Judge-People-Before-You-Know-Them?&id=1050108) This article talks about how people judge others before getting to know them well. There are people that think that the wealthy are evil and commit more sins than the non-wealthy. It talks about how the wealthy characters in a movie are the ones most likely to be the evil ones. There are also people that judge others that cannot speak the English language correctly and those people who tend to be overweight. All of the examples in this article show how people judge others before really getting to know them, just how Malcolm judged the white race before getting to know all of the white people around the world.