Introduction
“I Have Dream,” is a common phrase associated with Martin Luther Junior who was An American Civil Activists, religious leader and a charismatic leader. Martin delivered this impressive speech on 28th August 1963 at Lincoln Memorial. The speech aimed at ending racism, promote equality, safeguard rights of oppressed minorities in United States and reinforce civil rights legislation. More than 250,000 people drawn from all walks of lifestyles attended the event, but Negros and civil right supporters formed the majority part of the audience. The speech created a platform for the development of civil rights movement and legislation in United States. In 1999, a group of scholars drawn from Pubic address ranked this speech as one of famous speeches in 20th century.
Body Outline Analysis
“I have a Dream” is a famous and impressive public speech delivered by Martin Luther King. It manifested predicament faced by minority groups in United States. Racism, oppressions, and intimidation of civil rights movement compelled political and religious leaders to stage demonstrationsin order to restore equality in United States. Martin mentioned Emancipation proclamation period that freed Negros and abolished slavery, but despite this paradigm shift, African-Americans faced racial discrimination..and languished in poverty. President Kennedy declared March on Washington for Freedom and jobs, a period thatcivil rights movement.
As a charismatic leader, Martin Luther King Junior employed pathos as one of the l literalistic devices to appeal, persuade and ..the cloud. Pathos refers to the use of emotion sympathy to win trust, loyalty, and confidence of the audience. This element enables the leader connect with the audience based on an emotional perspective as depicted in the speech, “I am unmindful that some oftrials and tribulations. Some of you have.from fresh jails.go back to the slums and ghettos knowingthis situationchanged.” Pathos device enables leaders to resonate with the emotions of the audience; an idea that enhance convincing and persuasion.
Martin Luther King Junior persuade and convince audience through the use ethos; a stylistic device. Ethos refersto persuade the audience. The leader moves the crowd by portraying a credible character. This infers that people tend to believemore than any other person. Similarly, the leader use appealing tone that is unbiased in conveying the information. This element is event in the speech, “But there iswhich lead to palace of justice. In the process of we must not.guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek.hatred and bitterness”. This concept remains imperative in convincing the audience because it creates a balance between emotions and logic reasoning among the audience.
Martin also used Logos as one of the literary devices. Logos is derived from a Greek word.that means use of logic reasoning in appealing. Martin Luther King remains a national icon because of his charismatic leadership coupled with high echelon of eloquence grounded on this concept. Logos entails use of historical analogies, facts, and reason of argument to convey information and persuade the audience. This element dominates in the entire speech, “But one hundred yearsNegro is still not free. One hundred years laterNegro is sadly..chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, Negro..finds an exile ..so, we haveappalling condition.” This aspect is effective in convincing the audience because it provides facts and historical analogies to empathize information.
Conclusion
“I Have a Dream”, depicts the predicaments and challenges that..African-Americans. It also provides the minority with hope that things will change and that one day; racism, oppression, poverty, and marginalization will be outdated in United States in the future. It provided African-American will resilience to fight for their rights as citizens of United States; an idea that became successful. Election of President Barrack Obama in 2008, affirms realization of Martin Luther King Dream.
Work Cited
American Rhetoric . "American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream." American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States. Version 1. America Rhetoric, n.d. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.
