I Am Prepared To Die Speech Analysis

Everyday, we are getting closer to something. This something could be fantastic, or it could be terrible; it just depends on who will be willing to change something; leaders. Through the power of leaders, we are able to advance past our current point by rebellion. But, there were 3 leaders that inspired people around the world to consider peace as an option; Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai. They all have one idea, to stand up against social injustices that threaten education, good health or any other important aspect of our lives. This message will be seen in their respective speeches; “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” “I Am Prepared to Die,” and Malala’s speech to the United Nations Youth Assembly; they all form one clear message of importance in urgency, to correct wrongful action, and to …show more content…
At the time, Mandela was imprisoned for sabotage and high treason because of the group he was involved in, which was conspiring to overthrow a government. He gave, “I am Prepared to Die,” as a defense speech within court. Mandela goes on to speak about how his plans of sabotage and violence were a last resort because it would get the people to listen to his cause, and how corrupt the system was to people of different nationality, because violence by this point was inevitable. Next, he discusses how much potential Africa has, and the school system within it and how America is rich and Africa is poor; and how whites, since they are richer, tend to make the laws in their favor and so the Africans had always been oppressed, and therefore should have the same rights as the whites and the same education, but can’t because of the laws made by whites to oppress them. He ends the speech with the phrase, “I am prepared to die,” as a way to either test the judge and jury or to just say that he is prepared to die for his