Letters From Birmingham City Jail On April 16th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr, a strong hearted pastor wrote in his letter entitled Letters From Birmingham City Jail discussed how protests are allowed and no illegal to anyone. He supports his claims by first questioning on why blacks deserve this struggle of equality and said freedom is a god given right. Another claim he stated was protesting normal disobedience will eventually change the world to the better and to make everyone equal. Finally, King claims he hopes that change and equality will eventually bring everyone together and unite the world for the U.S. Through King’s usage of tone, rhetorical appeals, and rhetorical tools he effectually persuades the Clergymen of U.S. to consider …show more content…
King’s purpose for using rhetoric is that the world needs change and needs to improve for equality. Claims that a lot of people have faith in the movement like a 72 year old who said one of the most powerful quotes in the letter, “my feet is tired, but my soul is rested.” (King 182). Another powerful quote stated in the letter is, “If I have said anything that is an overstatement of the truth and is indicative of an unreasonable impatience, I beg for forgiveness.” (King 182). The meaning behind that and the rhetoric tool used was an understatement because he shows a topic below the rest and hits up the other side of the problem. Another way of rhetoric he used was tools of rhetoric to show change is coming. King rips on the jail and police by stating, “I can assure you that it would have been a lot shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk.”(King 182). King shows that he would have made the letter shorter if he wasn’t so cramped. Another major quote that King uses that rips on the Prison system was, “What else is there to do when you are alone for days in the dull monotony of a narrow jail cell other than write long letters, think long thoughts, pray long thoughts.”(King 182). King uses multiple tools of rhetoric to rip on the prison system and how he is treated. His usage of rhetoric helps bring change to America and shows a pathway of freedom and equality for