Chapters 7-10 of The Autobiography of Malcolm X display how Malcolm hit a level that took him so low, he reached the abyss of prison and made a life realization that his beliefs parallel the religion of Islam.  It began when Malcolm lost the trust of a dear friend to him, Sammy the Pimp, when he struck one of Sammy's women.  Sammy pulled a gun on Malcolm and their relationship would never be fully healed.  They made amends but could not trust each other for as long as they shall live.  Following this, he works in a series of odd jobs such as a gambler, hustler, and a steering job.  When he is accused of robbing a craps game, claiming winnings he did not bet on with West Indian Archie, and getting chased by the police for punching a hustler in the face and almost getting stabbed, he is chased by many opponents that want his blood.  In a time of desperation, Malcolm's old friend, Shorty, picks him up and takes him to Boston.  Here, he begins his plot to start a burglary ring with Shorty and a black, italian man named Rudy.  The plan was going well, using Sophia and Ella to search out the houses to be robbed.  Sadly, one night when Malcolm is high on cocaine, he spots Sophia, her sister, and a man that is friends with her husband, passing in a car, and he speaks with the women intimately and blows Sophia's cover.  This causes the friend and Sophia's husband to go on the hunt for Malcolm, when he gets taken into police custody peacefully.  He ends up getting in more trouble for having relations with a white woman than the burglary crimes that he committed.  He is sentenced to 10 years in prison, where he finds himself making the life realization that changed his future forever.  His brother Reginald informed him of the religion during his visits and Malcolm realized that it was the right path for him and supported his beliefs.  My opinion of the events in this reading is that they might be the most important chapters to be read in this novel.  They are the upbringing of what brought Malcolm to the thinking and status of person that he is famous for: an insightful preacher and teacher of respect to African Americans.