Malcolm X (reaction)

It was a tough time for the Little family when there mother was put into a mental hospital.  It completely broke them up.  All the children were spread out living with various different foster families.  It must be tough growing up without your parents around.  Malcolm feels that the welfare workers did this to his mother and split up his family.  They were always around constantly asking questions and bothering his family.  They thought Malcolm's mother was crazy when she rejected meat because of her religious beliefs.  This was why she was put into the hospital.  As Malcolm grew up he visited his mother periodically.  He said "But she didn't recognize me at all.  She stared at me.  She didn't know who I was" (Haley 22).  This is something that is really tough to deal with.  Malcolm was very strong not to let this bother him.  His MOTHER did not know who he was.