needs to come to an end in order to go on to a better future. King refers to the past of racial segregation to show that no change has been made for the African Americans. He repeats over and over again that even though slavery ended one-hundred years ago, this nation is still racially divided as it was back then (King 1). A large amount of Africans Americans were too weak to fight for their chance to live in an equal society and King made note of that to motivate them to challenge that. He recites the phrase “now is the time” to propel the audiences’ to go out and make a change on how they are being discriminated against by their own country like they are the scum on the bottom their shoes. “Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.” (King 2). Now is not the time to continue the path of racial segregation but it is now the time for the African Americans to fight for their god given right to be free. King also rehashes that he has a dream where he and his family can live in a nation where they aren’t discriminated against because of their skin color. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream… I have a dream…”. (King 5). King recites his dream so that it is no longer something that he and his audience can hope to happen but something that they know will happen. In summary, King’s use of repetition serves the purpose to stick his idea of segregation into the minds of all that are watching in order to start the process of strengthening our broken
needs to come to an end in order to go on to a better future. King refers to the past of racial segregation to show that no change has been made for the African Americans. He repeats over and over again that even though slavery ended one-hundred years ago, this nation is still racially divided as it was back then (King 1). A large amount of Africans Americans were too weak to fight for their chance to live in an equal society and King made note of that to motivate them to challenge that. He recites the phrase “now is the time” to propel the audiences’ to go out and make a change on how they are being discriminated against by their own country like they are the scum on the bottom their shoes. “Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.” (King 2). Now is not the time to continue the path of racial segregation but it is now the time for the African Americans to fight for their god given right to be free. King also rehashes that he has a dream where he and his family can live in a nation where they aren’t discriminated against because of their skin color. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream… I have a dream…”. (King 5). King recites his dream so that it is no longer something that he and his audience can hope to happen but something that they know will happen. In summary, King’s use of repetition serves the purpose to stick his idea of segregation into the minds of all that are watching in order to start the process of strengthening our broken