Freedom In Dr. King's I Have A Dream Speech
In Collection 2 of our textbook, the theme of Freedom is widely displayed. The idea of Freedom is present in Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Also, his speech tells us about how to fight back against the government by communication and not by the show of force. Lastly the excerpt from the graphic novel “Persepolis 2” shows us how a government can take away people’s freedom and rights. The vision of Freedom is the principal of this composition.
The topic of freedom is distinguished throughout of Dr. King’s speech. In it, he states “ I have a dream that one day in Alabama … one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” (lines 109 …show more content…
- 114) This excerpt is important because it shows that one day- one day down in Alabama- there will be no such thing as “discrimination”. It also shows that people of different skin types can be friends and not despise each other because of one's skin tone. Furthermore the Dr. King states, “ And when this happens, and when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will speed up that day when all of God’s children … will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last’” (lines 141 - 147) In other words, Dr. King states that when everybody stops fighting between each other, then, there will be freedom. Also, Dr. King states when everyone joins hands and become friends, is the day that all people will be able to sing the “old Negro spiritual”.
To earn freedom an individual may have to fight for what is considered justice.
A great example of this idea is and can be shown from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. A fragment of his speech that stands out states, “ In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plain of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence” (lines 56 - 60) For that reason this statement is an excellent example of how African Americans had to struggle and attempt to acquire freedom and be respected as black men and women of the United States of America. In addition, this statement also proves that people must fight, not with fists but with words and behave in a civilized fashion. An additional sample of the struggle for freedom also comes from Dr. King’s speech, especially when he tells us that, “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” This quote supports the idea of struggling for Freedom by stating on how the “sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners” be able to enjoy the magnificence of …show more content…
freedom.
In some cases, people may not have the freedom to act the way they desire and must follow guidelines about how they can behave in public.
A quintessential example of this idea is obtained from the excerpt “Persepolis 2”. In the graphic novel, it tells of how the women in Iran have no rights or freedoms. The panels inform us of the way the women are supposed to dress. Additionally, the story also proclaims of how women are supposed to blend in with the environment, and not to stick out of it. This shows the absence of freedom by stating how in some countries, groups of people may not have any sort of freedom. Additionally, the excerpt also shows us that the government may also change the way how people think by provoking the terrors of punishment. The author Marjane Satrapi tells us of how women were beaten, jailed, and questioned for “contravening” the strict Islamic dress code. However, the women don’t think about a plan to rebel and overthrow the government, instead most thoughts are directed to “Am I dressed appropriately?”, “Do they see me?”, and “Are they going to send me to the
committee?”.
The topic of freedom is distinguished throughout of Dr. King’s speech. In it, he states “ I have a dream that one day in Alabama … one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” (lines 109 …show more content…
- 114) This excerpt is important because it shows that one day- one day down in Alabama- there will be no such thing as “discrimination”. It also shows that people of different skin types can be friends and not despise each other because of one's skin tone. Furthermore the Dr. King states, “ And when this happens, and when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will speed up that day when all of God’s children … will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last’” (lines 141 - 147) In other words, Dr. King states that when everybody stops fighting between each other, then, there will be freedom. Also, Dr. King states when everyone joins hands and become friends, is the day that all people will be able to sing the “old Negro spiritual”.
To earn freedom an individual may have to fight for what is considered justice.
A great example of this idea is and can be shown from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. A fragment of his speech that stands out states, “ In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plain of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence” (lines 56 - 60) For that reason this statement is an excellent example of how African Americans had to struggle and attempt to acquire freedom and be respected as black men and women of the United States of America. In addition, this statement also proves that people must fight, not with fists but with words and behave in a civilized fashion. An additional sample of the struggle for freedom also comes from Dr. King’s speech, especially when he tells us that, “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” This quote supports the idea of struggling for Freedom by stating on how the “sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners” be able to enjoy the magnificence of …show more content…
freedom.
In some cases, people may not have the freedom to act the way they desire and must follow guidelines about how they can behave in public.
A quintessential example of this idea is obtained from the excerpt “Persepolis 2”. In the graphic novel, it tells of how the women in Iran have no rights or freedoms. The panels inform us of the way the women are supposed to dress. Additionally, the story also proclaims of how women are supposed to blend in with the environment, and not to stick out of it. This shows the absence of freedom by stating how in some countries, groups of people may not have any sort of freedom. Additionally, the excerpt also shows us that the government may also change the way how people think by provoking the terrors of punishment. The author Marjane Satrapi tells us of how women were beaten, jailed, and questioned for “contravening” the strict Islamic dress code. However, the women don’t think about a plan to rebel and overthrow the government, instead most thoughts are directed to “Am I dressed appropriately?”, “Do they see me?”, and “Are they going to send me to the
committee?”.