Imagine living in a country where certain individuals were judged and prevented from having basic, everyday rights just because of the color of their skin, or in a country where school was banned, even if a person wanted to go. Martin Luther King Jr. was a black rights activist who fought for racial equality and the end of segregation in the United States. Malala Yousafzai was a seventeen-year-old from Swat who stood for equal and available education for all children in her country and around the world. King and Yousafzai’s use of allusion and imagery impact their arguments about justice by relating thoughts to a well-known, trusted person and by showing the joy that can come from having an education.
To begin, King’s use of allusion impacts
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In her speech, Yousafzai is describing her homeland with education before the Taliban terrorized the city, ending education and killing many people. She writes, “I remember when my friends and I would decorate our hands with henna on special occasions. And instead of drawing flowers and patterns we would paint our hands with mathematical formulas and equations” (Yousafzai). In this quote, Yousafzai is describing a memory she has of the life in her homeland when it was peaceful and had an education system. She is showing how much fun she and her friends had decorating their hands with math equations on special occasions. Yousafzai’s use of imagery is important to her speech because it clearly illustrates why education is important for all children and how beneficial it can be, even outside of a schoolhouse. Her use of imagery is also important to her audience because it shows the drastic change that occurred after the invasion of the Taliban. This further helps her fight for her cause for an education for all youth. As clearly shown, Yousafzai’s use of imagery creates a clear picture for her audience and positively affects her