What techniques exist in this Martin Luther quote and how does it emphasise the notion of freedom?
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by admin
"This sweltering summer of Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality"
Sorry the words in **** is "n e g r o e s". I mean no offense to anyone.
That’s a quote from the 20th century civil rights leader Martin Luther King, not the 16th century Reformationist leader Martin Luther.
The "sweltering summer of Negroes legitimate discontent" is a metaphor for the simmering anger induced by racial discrimination, while the "invigorating autumn of freedom and equality" is a parallel metaphor, recalling and contrasting the first metaphor of a "sweltering summer," and emphasizing the relief and pleasant result to be anticipated as a result of the reversal of attitudes and laws that propped up segregation and racial discrimination.