Topic > The Good Wrought by Hate: The Qualities of Malcolm Malcolm in front of a crowd of hardened criminals. The hatred conveyed to people of color only served to stimulate Malcolm's mind, giving him a source upon which to express his teachings to those who wanted to listen, and even those who didn't. Some of the issues he spearheaded continue to arouse hatred and dissent in others, but what Malcolm human rights. before civil rights, shown through his use of creative imagery and metaphors. Continuing a complex recipe of honesty, leadership, and morality, Malcolm is only a single ingredient in the cause of black independence from what he called "white devils" who have oppressed those of color for four hundred years. From an early age, Malcolm showed signs of his aptitude for taking on a leadership role from the brief anecdotes contained in his autobiography. In seventh grade, for example, he was elected class president. After letting his life slide for several years, his potential to guide the minds of the public shone once again in prison, debating with the best on topics that were inevitably headed towards something Malcolm knew he could win. He later said that reading books in prison… in the middle of paper… the world today learns how to personify (saying journalists were like ferrets), metaphors and repetition to communicate his philosophy of Islam. being the true religion for thousands of people. Even as a child, Malcolm displayed traits of leadership, honesty, and morality, and recognized the problems of his race, saying, "I have no pity or compassion in me for a society that will crush people and then penalize them for not being able to stand in feet under the weight” (Haley, 22). Despite being despised by thousands, Malcolm many names, ideas and characteristics, but no one could compare to his open-mindedness towards every idea that came to him and to the theme according to which human rights must be guaranteed first before civil rights..
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