Emotional Appeal of Letter from Birmingham Jail
Luzlil Villalobos
English 1 6th period
May 1, 2014
Mrs. Dent
Emotional Appeal of Letter from Birmingham Jail “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested on April 12, 1963, in Birmingham, for protesting without a permit. The same day that King was arrested, a letter was written and signed by eight clergymen from Birmingham and titled “A Call for Unity”. The letter called for ending demonstrations and civil activities and indicated King as an “outsider”. King justified the nonviolent measures that sent him to jail and explained why the segregation laws against blacks in the south must be changed. An emotional appeal that is being shown throughout the letter would pathos. For example “I would be the last to advocate disobeying just laws.” (pg.15) .This would be pathos because he is explaining that he would not stop until they receive the rights that they deserved. Another example would be “A just law is a man-made code that sequence with the mortal law or the law of god” (pg.16). This is an example of pathos because he is explaining how many people those days just rely on other people or what the government says its best for them instead of going on and standing up for what they believe in. The whole letter shows a presentation for pathos that explain the idea that he has set for many people and believe that fighting for their civil rights would be best for everyone and have equal rights for all races no matter their religious beliefs, color of skin, or ethnicity. Every person should have the right to be treated like everyone else without any concerns.
English 1 6th period
May 1, 2014
Mrs. Dent
Emotional Appeal of Letter from Birmingham Jail “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested on April 12, 1963, in Birmingham, for protesting without a permit. The same day that King was arrested, a letter was written and signed by eight clergymen from Birmingham and titled “A Call for Unity”. The letter called for ending demonstrations and civil activities and indicated King as an “outsider”. King justified the nonviolent measures that sent him to jail and explained why the segregation laws against blacks in the south must be changed. An emotional appeal that is being shown throughout the letter would pathos. For example “I would be the last to advocate disobeying just laws.” (pg.15) .This would be pathos because he is explaining that he would not stop until they receive the rights that they deserved. Another example would be “A just law is a man-made code that sequence with the mortal law or the law of god” (pg.16). This is an example of pathos because he is explaining how many people those days just rely on other people or what the government says its best for them instead of going on and standing up for what they believe in. The whole letter shows a presentation for pathos that explain the idea that he has set for many people and believe that fighting for their civil rights would be best for everyone and have equal rights for all races no matter their religious beliefs, color of skin, or ethnicity. Every person should have the right to be treated like everyone else without any concerns.