A Rhetorical Analysis Of Speech By Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Junior's two letters or speeches commemorate the goals and the morals of how he wanted to go about change. His words have meaning now more than ever. He states multiple times about peaceful protest, but also to have direct action. This theory is cemented by his statement, “It is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends.” This can be connected to protests against Trump during 2017 and 2016 where they had many vandalisms and robberies. This shows little to no growth of society and the ability to peacefully protest their ideas. He also takes a stance on the neutral people during the segregation period. He states that the “white moderator” tries to keep order, however they don’t follow the moral order that all men are …show more content…
He also states that “time is not a solution” and “oppressed people don’t stay oppressed for long” trying to emphasize that he needs to be taken seriously. This is also relevant to today and how the middle class gets a tax increase while the upper class, top 1%, squeak buy without paying. Another issue is the mexican-american community and the threat of deportation, whether it is right or wrong to uproot someone or is their other means of achieving the same goal. These are just a couple of situations that need more attention than they are given and that time won’t fix showing the need for growth still. He often talks of the ability to sway a group versus an individual. This can be seen everywhere in today's society in media and broadcasting stations. The media can sometimes adjust the words or the order of them and send out a story giving a bad connotation to even the noblest of actions. This takes away the individual’s ability to make up their own mind thus regressing from the 1950’s. This is a key factor preventing the cold, hard truth from reaching the