Question

What is the central idea of Malcolm X’s essay on learning to read?

a. He is tired of being in prison and books are a way to pass the time.
b. He wants his readers to know the power that books have to open up a whole new world and create self-educated people.
c. He resents the fact that his education didn’t truly get started until prison.

Answer 1

B. He wants his readers to know the power that books have to open up a whole new world and create self-educated people.

Explanation:THANK-ME^-^

Answer 2

The answer to this question is B.