Nonviolent Resistance By Cesar Chavez Summary

Everybody knows the name Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and how much of an impact he had in the civil rights movement. King believed in nonviolent resistance and peaceful protest and hoped that one day blacks and whites could live together in harmony. Writer Cesar Chavez wrote an article on the topic of nonviolent protest and his argument based on the events that have happened throughout history. In the text Chavez used multiple examples and well known figures to support and convey his opinions. Through his effective use of rhetorical choices, Chavez was able to write a strong argument about the effectiveness of nonviolent resistance and persuade his audience to agree with his claims. Chavez pulls the reader in by mentioning a well known and powerful figure, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He begins with talking about how Dr. King’s life was an “example of power that nonviolence brings to bear in the real world”(lines 1-2). By Chavez using King’s name is establishes ethos and lets the reader know that he was done his research and that his argument is trustworthy. It also gives a hint to the reader about what his essay is going to be about because typically people associate nonviolent resistance with Dr. King. Later in the text Chavez mentions Gandhi and …show more content…
Chavez went back in time and mentioned that during violent protest “The poor, the workers” are the ones that end up being killed(line 79). People fighting for an important cause end up getting killed and no change is seen as a result. By Chavez referring to history, it makes his argument stronger and most likely resulting in the reader agreeing with him. He was also very convincing when discussing the difference between nonviolence and violence. His choice in diction like “demoralization” versus “moral cause” showed that he truly understood the difference between the two words as well as informing the readers(lines