One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.”
It’s explaining that years have passed and there isn’t one person that has stood up for their rights, that there isn’t one person to stop the loneliness, the poverty, the sadness, “...the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.” as Dr. King said. The second part of his speech states the dream that he has, the hope that he has and that everyone should also have. For example, in his the 23rd paragraph of his speech states:
“I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with it’s governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and …show more content…
His speech not only talks about wanting the black colored skin to have freedom it also mentions that there is no need for violence. He said, “We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.” Now this is what made his speech a lot more effective. He encouraged his race that not only did they have to protest for their freedom and be persuasive but to know that violence will lead to more violence. “I have a Dream… I have a Dream … I have a Dream” is what he repeats but why? Well this is because he is trying to prove, to persuade everyone that the discrimination against the black race has been the biggest nightmare for them and that they dream they had a better dream. He dreams of a world with love and equality. He dreams with peace and liberty. He dreams of the words stated in the constitution “…that all men are created equal.” His speech also contain very good parallelism. He had his ideas very well stated and they all made sense. This made it very more understandable and made his point clear in his speech. His vocabulary in his speech was also very clear and very effective. Having a good vocabulary is very important for the understanding and ethics of your