Part I: Robert F. Kennedy, “Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Question 1
RFK was making his remarks on the assassination of Martin Luther King in the evening. His audience constitutes mostly black American, male adults in a comparatively economically disadvantaged locality. Based on the way the audience reacts and the manner in which RFK responds, (i.e. “Could you lower those signs, please?”), his audience has a psychology that whites are ‘murderers’ who do not deserve to address blacks and that whites are presumably superior to them. It is evening because RFK says “…to talk to you just for a minute or so this evening.” Besides, the lighting in the video suggests some natural darkness, which is characteristic of a night.
The demographics comprises predominantly blacks because, based on the background information, RFK had to address the community closely associated with Martin Luther, which was already rioting. RFK is also heard saying, “For those of you who are black…tempted to fill with—filled with hatred and mistrust of the injustice” and he does not say anything immediately comparable to …show more content…
He relates with the audience heartily referring to the death of his own brother through similar fate. He demonstrates that in both cases white criminals were involved, implying that whites are not generally targeting blacks. Just like his audience, RFK appears and sounds infuriated by the assassination—he is equally saddened. Like most of his audience, he believes the whites murdered Martin Luther. He believes they are all human and that everyone needs compassion for one another. However, RFK is different in two perspectives; he is white and the president. While the blacks are initially angry with him for being white, they remain restrained because he is the president. The reaction was rough at first, but the audience calmed at the president’s call and the moment he alludes to his late
Question 1
RFK was making his remarks on the assassination of Martin Luther King in the evening. His audience constitutes mostly black American, male adults in a comparatively economically disadvantaged locality. Based on the way the audience reacts and the manner in which RFK responds, (i.e. “Could you lower those signs, please?”), his audience has a psychology that whites are ‘murderers’ who do not deserve to address blacks and that whites are presumably superior to them. It is evening because RFK says “…to talk to you just for a minute or so this evening.” Besides, the lighting in the video suggests some natural darkness, which is characteristic of a night.
The demographics comprises predominantly blacks because, based on the background information, RFK had to address the community closely associated with Martin Luther, which was already rioting. RFK is also heard saying, “For those of you who are black…tempted to fill with—filled with hatred and mistrust of the injustice” and he does not say anything immediately comparable to …show more content…
He relates with the audience heartily referring to the death of his own brother through similar fate. He demonstrates that in both cases white criminals were involved, implying that whites are not generally targeting blacks. Just like his audience, RFK appears and sounds infuriated by the assassination—he is equally saddened. Like most of his audience, he believes the whites murdered Martin Luther. He believes they are all human and that everyone needs compassion for one another. However, RFK is different in two perspectives; he is white and the president. While the blacks are initially angry with him for being white, they remain restrained because he is the president. The reaction was rough at first, but the audience calmed at the president’s call and the moment he alludes to his late