Oedipus And Martin Luther King Similarities

The difference between Oedipus and Martin Luther is that Oedipus is a fictional character while Martin Luther King was an important figure in history. Oedipus was born in a wealthy royal family, however, right after he was born he was abandoned by his own parents for their fear that the prophecy that was prophesied will come true. With the kindness of a shepherd, Oedipus was saved and was raised by another royal family from a far away kingdom from his homeland. When Oedipus was old enough, he was told that the parents who raised him were not his real parents. On the other hand, Martin Luther King was an African-American. He was the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. The family of Martin Luther King Jr. were from rural
Georgia. Martin Luther King, unlike Oedipus, was not born from a noble family. His father came from a sharecropping family in a poor community. His mother’s father was a rural minister in their own community. (Martin Luther King Jr. Biography) Martin Luther King’s life was not easy for he and his entire race suffered prejudice and persecution from his own land. Unlike Oedipus, he was also not abandoned by his parents nor was there ever a prophecy that he will bring bad luck to his family. Although Oedipus and Martin Luther King may have been born and raised differently, this became a contributing factor on how these men will turn out to become tragic heroes with the same fatal flaw.