Martin Luther King Jr, a leader an activist in the American Civil Rights Movement, in his “I Have A Dream”(1963) speech informs the American people of the cruel injustices done to the Negro because of segregation and racism and how that needs to change. Through his alluding words, powerful use of metaphors and imagery, he tells of factual accounts of anti Negro brutality throughout America's history, making his purpose known early in his speech. The equality and justice for all African Americans, not to be judged by color, but by character, in order to finally end the unjust racism and segregation between both whites and blacks. Dr. King addresses his audience of both white and black Americans - for or against - with hope and passion for the future.
Within the words of dr. King's Speech lies deeper meaning through allusion. Early in his speech he says "five score years ago..." referring to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address that all men are created equal. Standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, 100 years after Lincoln's speech, he states that Lincoln's vision still has not been achieved, that the Negro is still discriminated against and …show more content…
Each one depicting the Negroes unfair situation and evoking a different emotion in each person. "A lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity" - depression. "The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges" -passion. Each purpose of each metaphor to sway the audience for his cause. Additionally, he is able to do this through the imagery in his metaphors. "Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice." the images dr. King is illustrating is the Negroes current situation as "dark and desolate" and is employing them to stand up for themselves so they can reach the "sunlit path of racial
Within the words of dr. King's Speech lies deeper meaning through allusion. Early in his speech he says "five score years ago..." referring to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address that all men are created equal. Standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, 100 years after Lincoln's speech, he states that Lincoln's vision still has not been achieved, that the Negro is still discriminated against and …show more content…
Each one depicting the Negroes unfair situation and evoking a different emotion in each person. "A lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity" - depression. "The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges" -passion. Each purpose of each metaphor to sway the audience for his cause. Additionally, he is able to do this through the imagery in his metaphors. "Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice." the images dr. King is illustrating is the Negroes current situation as "dark and desolate" and is employing them to stand up for themselves so they can reach the "sunlit path of racial