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Martin Luther King's Two Creation Stories

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Before we are told the two creation stories the author tells us a few personal stories about his family, specifically about his parents. We learn about his mother’s struggle with gender inequality in the workplace, and about his father who was not a part of his or his brother’s life. By using some personal stories in the first chapter of the book, King showed us that he was willing to use his own life to support for his main argument, “The truth about stories is that’s all we are.” (King 2.) The personal stories take a different form than the creation stories, in that the personal stories touch on important topics such as gender inequality and family tragedy. King’s personal stories have a more serious tone than the rest of the chapter, slight
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