Hailey, when he first was interviewing Malcolm X, asked about his mother. Why does this make an impact on Malcolm X?

This made a impact on Malcolm X because he doesn't really talk about his mother at all the only time he talked about her was in the begging of the book that it, but after that he doesn't really talk about her. i think he doesn't really talk about her because its will probably bring up old memories about his past early life. but also talking about his mom maybe be a big topic to talk about, and especially with what happen with his dad and how he died made a big impact on her. we all know talking about your mother is very hard or you just want to keep it private and too yourself.