Malcolm X vs Benjamin Franklin

The writings of both of these men have several things in common, despite several key differences. Even though they lived in very different time periods and had extremely different upbringings, they both realized the importance of literature sometime in their lives. And it wasn't only for the purpose of getting smarter; they both understood the importance of the actual process of learning, and how you can better yourself by understanding the world around you and other peoples' perspectives. Faith also played an important role in each of their lives. Ben Franklin was originally going to be brought up to be a clergyman, something he seemed to detest and didn't end up pursuing. Malcolm X, on the other hand, was eventually brought into the teachings of Islam, and from then on he had a more spiritual and powerful outlook on the world around him, and he eventually began to detest the white man after reading about all the atrocities committed by them unto slaves.