Hope and anger. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail motivates the people to never stop fighting for equality. Martin Luther King strongly influences the society through his tone, rhetorical appeals, and rhetorical tools. Would you fight for equality?
King’s tone progresses through the letter. He starts polite because he wants the audience to think highly of him, but towards the end anger starts to reveal itself. “We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom.” (1) King was a hopeful man who only wanted to live the American dream. King believed that killing people with kindness would have a larger impact in changing the nation as a whole. He never led violent …show more content…
King mentions the declaration of independence in the letter. The declaration sates that all men are equal, and King uses that towards his advantage to prove to people that there is nothing fair going on outside in the Birmingham streets or anywhere else for that matter. The blacks would keep peaceful protests and the police would come in and take everything to the next level to show people they control everything. “You warmly commended the Birmingham police force for keeping “order and preventing “violence.” (2) The clergymen applauded the police for taking what was just fine into something inhumane. King uses strong emotion to persuade his audience and a lot of pathos. “My feets are sore, but my soul is rested” is a saying from mother pollard and Dr. King emphasizes on this quote because it means so much. Pollard will not stop protesting until equality has been reached. Her feet may have been sore, but she is well rested to continue the race for equality. King mentions all the heroes that will be remembered as they stood up for their freedom even when the consequences could possibly lead to death. “I wish you had commended the Negro sit- inners and demonstrators of Birmingham for their sublime courage, their willingness to suffer and their amazing discipline in the midst of the most inhuman provocation.”
King’s tone progresses through the letter. He starts polite because he wants the audience to think highly of him, but towards the end anger starts to reveal itself. “We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom.” (1) King was a hopeful man who only wanted to live the American dream. King believed that killing people with kindness would have a larger impact in changing the nation as a whole. He never led violent …show more content…
King mentions the declaration of independence in the letter. The declaration sates that all men are equal, and King uses that towards his advantage to prove to people that there is nothing fair going on outside in the Birmingham streets or anywhere else for that matter. The blacks would keep peaceful protests and the police would come in and take everything to the next level to show people they control everything. “You warmly commended the Birmingham police force for keeping “order and preventing “violence.” (2) The clergymen applauded the police for taking what was just fine into something inhumane. King uses strong emotion to persuade his audience and a lot of pathos. “My feets are sore, but my soul is rested” is a saying from mother pollard and Dr. King emphasizes on this quote because it means so much. Pollard will not stop protesting until equality has been reached. Her feet may have been sore, but she is well rested to continue the race for equality. King mentions all the heroes that will be remembered as they stood up for their freedom even when the consequences could possibly lead to death. “I wish you had commended the Negro sit- inners and demonstrators of Birmingham for their sublime courage, their willingness to suffer and their amazing discipline in the midst of the most inhuman provocation.”