Racism was a major problem during the mid 20th century and even now, it is still an big issue in many developed and undeveloped countries. The blacks were suppose to be free but they were still suffer form racial discrimination under the law in America. In order to change the situation, MLK, a leader who dedicate his life to the problem for the racial equality, decided to gave a speech “I Have A Dream” to express his opinion of freedom in Augest 28th, 1963. Emotionally affecting many listeners, King’s dream truly reach the hearts of people and make the mistreated African American to see the right they deserved and they should keep on fighting for liberty and freedom. The speech gave a huge influence on society and successfully illustrate the
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For example, MLK use the metaphor saying “we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check” to illustrate that American is totally failed to enforce the “promissory note”. The race would never be a problem if they Americans followed this “promissory note”. MLK also state that American has given the blacks a “bad check” with “insufficient funds”. These two metaphor are relate to patho as the first one hope the crowd do not break the promise and the second one include torture. Believing the blacks do not deserve such unequal treatment form the Nation, he claimed that the “refused to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt” and “there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunities of nation”. Those African American will never believe that they do not have chance to earn a real justice and freedom. MLK explains his persuasion by exemplifying how unfair the society has treated them. By continue pointing out the problem Negro faced and listing out the examples, he wants the crowd to realise that the prejudice of the Nation is causing them pain, struggle and the whites who are accountable for all these feel shame and uncomfortable. Overall, the metaphor are strong enough to support the pathos and make the audiences to realise the fact that the American has always cheat on
For example, MLK use the metaphor saying “we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check” to illustrate that American is totally failed to enforce the “promissory note”. The race would never be a problem if they Americans followed this “promissory note”. MLK also state that American has given the blacks a “bad check” with “insufficient funds”. These two metaphor are relate to patho as the first one hope the crowd do not break the promise and the second one include torture. Believing the blacks do not deserve such unequal treatment form the Nation, he claimed that the “refused to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt” and “there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunities of nation”. Those African American will never believe that they do not have chance to earn a real justice and freedom. MLK explains his persuasion by exemplifying how unfair the society has treated them. By continue pointing out the problem Negro faced and listing out the examples, he wants the crowd to realise that the prejudice of the Nation is causing them pain, struggle and the whites who are accountable for all these feel shame and uncomfortable. Overall, the metaphor are strong enough to support the pathos and make the audiences to realise the fact that the American has always cheat on