Martin Luther King And Thoreau Analysis

Register to read the introduction… Thoreau, however is not so optimistic. He believes that what ever happens in Atlanta

does not affect other people or in that matter another city that has nothing to do with it.

He also believes that one person's vote or participation can make a difference. Thoreau

holds that majority and nothing can change that.

Both men were put in jail for very different reasons. Thoreau was thrown in jail

for crime that he believed was unjust. He didn't pay his poll tax. No matter how

insignificant the law was, he thought the state was unjust for having the right to tax him.

He stood up for what he believed in, and was not deterred from his beliefs when he was

threatened with jail time. He encouraged people to do the same. He felt that the

Government was corrupt and didn't deserve his taxes. Martin Luther King also said that

you should stand up for what you believe in. King was arrested for participating in sit-in

at luncheon counters. This action to another man would not even be worth the risk of

getting thrown in jail, but to King the sit-ins were worth every second that he sat in