Tone Of Letter From Birmingham Jail

Martin Luther King "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Martin Luther King "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was written in 1963 when African American people were fighting for the equality between white people and black people. In letter we can notice that King uses the word "Negro" and we don't use this word anymore nowadays. Through the context of the letter King shows that he is so sad and upset about the issue with inequality between people. His position in this letter shows that he is convincing the clergymen and he is trying to influence people to agree with him. King wants to change people's mind and he wants that people hear him and his view. He tries to wake people and stop racism; he states that absolutely all people are equal and human. It feels like Martin Luther King uses authoritative tone and also he supports his arguments using Logos, Pathos and Ethos in his letter.

He represents logical examples of evidence and historical evidence to demonstrate his point of view. King tries to support his claim using as example the statement of the famous person "Thomas Jefferson: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal". Obviously readers will be appealed by this statement because Jefferson respected person, people trust him, and consequently they will consider the letter as a trusted source. The King's letter seems very logical and full of examples to help us understand and accept his point. Martin Luther King uses Ethos as well in his text; it contains a lot of reasons and knowledges. He represents the reasons when he is saying that they have to wait another 340 years to get 'God-given rights', he is saying that because African American people have been already waiting too long. Also he shows his knowledges when he talks and gives some examples about Adolf Hitler in his