In Malcolm X's narrative, we learn about how he learned to read and comprehend books in prison, and how his search for knowledge influenced him in civil rights (though it does not go too deeply into that. Mike Roses narrative is about his "alternative" education in a private school, and a teacher who inspired and challenged him. Both of these essays are quite endearing and well written, you want the "little guy" to win. They both show how books widened their perspectives, how they inspired a desire to understand and possibly change society. Both of these essays also gave a different perspective on what education really was.
In Malcolm X's narrative, it seems like it is mostly about him, while Roses introduces a wide cast of characters and even goes into their lives and habits somewhat. Malcolm X's narrative also had a little bit more closure to me, Mike Roses seemed like the abridged first half of a book and I was not fond of the way it ended. Although, now I want to find out more about him, so I guess that works in its own way. Malcolm X's essay had a bit of a rhythm to it too, it was shorter and it almost read like poetry.
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