The power of reading and writing

The stories that were told in this chapter gave me a lot to think about. I think that I take advantage of the fact that I can read and write decently, and some people don't even get that privevledge. I could never see myself sitting down and copying the whole dictionary down and enjoying myself. However. Malcolm didnt have the advantages that I had. When we were talking about the english language in class, I said I don't think there is such thing as proper english. People cannot help where they come from or who the grow up around. No matter who says whats improper and whats not, people are going to continue to speak how they want to. Language and ways of speaking is a culture. Writing and speaking and knowing how to read is an important part of everybody's life, and if someone doesn't get that luxury, there is a lot to miss out on.