But all in all that's what they gained by being locked up. My thought on this is: If they can be content with getting an education while sitting behind bars, then why can't they force themselves towards learning and higher education when they are out with their freedom? Why do they need to be locked up for several years to make them realize that education might be the only way out? My answer is that the harsh punishments applied while behind bars have forced them to do nothing for a constant period of 24 hours, which in terms gives them nothing better to do than pick up a book. In the text, Malcolm He states, “I suppose it was inevitable that as my word base expanded that I might for the first time pick up a book and read and now begin to understand what the book said” (p.212). These are also some of the difficulties we face in everyday life, with the fact that children do not reach their full potential in school, so they are on average at the bottom of the class, which in terms distinguishes them, for the most part part, and make them want to give up on school