Differences Between Essays

The biggest difference between Malcolm X's, Franklin's, and Rose's essays is the voice in which it was written. Franklin's paper is very formal and proper. A result of the time in which it was written. It's also pretty hard to read, because of how wordy it is, as well as because of the grammatical differences of that time. Malcolm's paper was less formal. More conversational. He uses a good vocabulary of words, but doesn't lose the reader because of them. His paper was also much more descriptive than Franklin's. Rose's essay is by far the least formal of the three. Rose's essay sounds as if he's speaking at a high school, drawing attention to the issue. I feel that the reason behind the essays are different as well. Malcolm X's and Franklin's essays were excerpts from autobiographies. They were simply to tell a story, one chapter in each person's life. Although, I feel that Malcolm X's essay was in part tied to his activism. I feel that Rose's essay was written more to draw attention to the fact that there are kids, smart kids, who fall through the cracks.