One important quality of good writing is that it establishes a rapport with the reader. How does King establish a positive rapport with the reader at the beginning of the essay? King works hard to elicit strong feelings in his audience. King demonstrates his credibility to his audience by using a variety of examples. He properly introduces himself and establishes comparisons to historical people, all which establishes a positive rapport with the reader. The main purpose of this essay is to legitimize King’s non-violent protests. His methods had been condemned, so he seeks to justify them. Give a specific example of how he legitimizes his activities. King defended his strategy with nonviolent direct action. After giving things some thought and repeatedly delaying the action, he ultimately followed through with his plan. He later composed this letter, which also makes a point without resorting to force. …show more content…
King says “Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has consistently refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that is no longer be ignored.” (king, 1) According to King, why is he justified in breaking laws? King said, “Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statues are unjust because segergation distorts the soul and damages the personality.” (king, 3) He is a person who breaks the law even if he is aware that it is unfair and voluntarily accepts the penalty of continued incarceration in order to raise awareness of the injustice of the law. What’s King’s point in referencing Hitler? In his letter from Birmingham Prison, King referred to Hitler to provide a concrete example and to illustrate why it is ethically required of people to oppose unjust laws. King presents this as an example and describes how he would react if such rules were