In 1963 Dr. King wrote one of his most famous speeches, "I Have a Dream." Dr. King wrote this speech to make a point, which was that there will be no satisfaction until there is equality and freedom. King also wrote the speech to show that even after a hundred years African Americans still don't have equality in American society. King tries to proves that there should be no segregation and racism anymore. The most important thing King tries to do is, to free the slaves in the south, to let the Negro's have equality.
Not only does King use a metaphor for most of the speech, but also uses powerful and inspirational words to show emotion. King used powerful words, such as " withering injustice, chains of discrimination, poverty, prosperity, staggered by the winds' those are just a few powerful and inspirational words and phrases from the speech. A sentence I think is very powerful, and King uses as a vigorous metaphor is" One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination." King uses a vigorous metaphor to explain how the manacles and chains Negro's wore when the were slaves represent segregation (colored folks and white folks are separated) and discrimination (they are not being treated equal.) King knew that slavery in the south mattered, because there was no equality and King had a dream that one day everybody would have equality.
King had a dream, and that was that one day there would be equality, his dream did and did not come true, yes, there is equality in the world now, but there is still racism and discrimination happening even in modern day now. An example of discrimination, would be all the cases of white police men killing innocent African American and the rioting going on. An example of racism, stereotype a race because it is not completely true. These are just two simple examples of racism and discrimination, there is much more happening in our world that King dreamed would not be more, but sadly still is.
Although, King's dream only partially came true, equality and segregation did come true. An example of equality would be, that white and colored folks are treated the same anywhere they go, at least they are supposed to be treated the same, there is even the golden rule that says " treat others the way you want to be treated." An example of having no more segregation, would be that white and colored children get to go to the same school and are treated equal and are friends. So, King did and did not have his dream come true, but King is a very inspirational person and will always be, that is why we have a day dedicated to him.
Not only does King use a metaphor for most of the speech, but also uses powerful and inspirational words to show emotion. King used powerful words, such as " withering injustice, chains of discrimination, poverty, prosperity, staggered by the winds' those are just a few powerful and inspirational words and phrases from the speech. A sentence I think is very powerful, and King uses as a vigorous metaphor is" One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination." King uses a vigorous metaphor to explain how the manacles and chains Negro's wore when the were slaves represent segregation (colored folks and white folks are separated) and discrimination (they are not being treated equal.) King knew that slavery in the south mattered, because there was no equality and King had a dream that one day everybody would have equality.
King had a dream, and that was that one day there would be equality, his dream did and did not come true, yes, there is equality in the world now, but there is still racism and discrimination happening even in modern day now. An example of discrimination, would be all the cases of white police men killing innocent African American and the rioting going on. An example of racism, stereotype a race because it is not completely true. These are just two simple examples of racism and discrimination, there is much more happening in our world that King dreamed would not be more, but sadly still is.
Although, King's dream only partially came true, equality and segregation did come true. An example of equality would be, that white and colored folks are treated the same anywhere they go, at least they are supposed to be treated the same, there is even the golden rule that says " treat others the way you want to be treated." An example of having no more segregation, would be that white and colored children get to go to the same school and are treated equal and are friends. So, King did and did not have his dream come true, but King is a very inspirational person and will always be, that is why we have a day dedicated to him.