In 1863, president Abraham Lincoln signed in the Emancipation Proclamation, which claimed “all persons held as slaves within the rebellious areas are, and henceforward shall be free.” Nevertheless black people still could not get respect from white people in United States. They could not go to the same school with white people, they could not vote for the policy events which have connect with them, and also they could not get respect from other people because their skin color. In a word, they had not freedom actually. As a result, a great people named Martin Luther King gave a speech “I have a dream” at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. in 1963.
Even though, the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued for a hundred of years, black people didn’t have right in United State. Martin Luther King came out to strive for black people’s right. He announced that black people should have the same right as white people because they are both God’s son and they born as equal.
At the beginning, Martin Luther King explained that because the historical problems black people loss their right. And now in a democratic country black people should have right. Also, all people had accepted the Emancipation Proclamation. However, the promise of free for black people was like a check that has not been cashed. Here he metaphors their freedom as a check that has not been negotiate, which is easy to understand what the situation is and why it should be turn into fact.
In his speech, he uses many repetitions to add his words become more power and more pervasive. For example, he repeats “one hundred years later” to describe what was the situation of black people. From his words, it would let people think about how unfair the condition was for black people. Later, he asks himself a question and answers also in repetition. “when will you be satisfied ?” In his replies, he mentions equal in every situation like black children could in hands with white children. It shows people the his strong wish of equal of all people.
Also, he gives out his reasons why it is urgent to solve this problem. If this problem would not be solved, black people would keep legitimating discontent. There will have no pace in United States. From the reasoning and the resulting, it shows people how serious the problem is. Everyone wants to have a peaceful life in his or her country.
Martin Luther King also mentions how to solve this people. He believes it should be solve by soul instead by violence. “Let us not seek to satisfy our theist for freedom by drinking form the cup of bitterness and hatred.” He put their thirst of freedom into a situation of thirst to have water and he claims that we should not get out our thirsty by drinking bitterness and hatred. In this way, he corrects many black people’s radical minds. At that time when black people would not get respect from white people, instead they were discriminated by white people. Black people would not feel comfortable at that situation, so it is easy for them to hate white people. While this emotion existed, it is not good for the calm of United States’ society.
At the end of his speech, he uses repetitions and metaphors to show his goals. He repeats “I have a dream” to lead all his good wishes for black people. Imaging what happened if all black people gain the rights that belong to them. For instance, their children would not be judged by their skin color but by the real content that they have. It gives all people a beautiful picture of their future. Also, encouraging all people to work together to make this beautiful future come true.
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