Letter from a Birmingham Jail

In Letter from a Birmingham Jail Dr. Martin Luther fairy, Jr. uses several(prenominal) writing techniques. There argon two that be used predominately in his famous earn. To clarify his strategy the ref has to first understand the mean audience of his letter. The document is addressed to My Dear Fellow Clergymen. Then to appearance at the letter a little deeper it is non only the who the letter is addressed but the position of those to who the letter is addressed. The recipients of this letter do not agree with Dr. Marti Luther King Jrs actions.Dr. King uses the writing techniques of exposition and description in this letter to his fellow pastors. Dr. King is defending his actions to his fellow pastors. To do this he has to describe why he is doing what he is doing and then widen on these ideas and actions. The first technique I will prevail on is that of expository writing. Dr. King is communicating to concerned clergy what he firmly believes. What his ideas and dreams ar e for the movement. Dr. King goes beyond description in this letter. He finds speech communication to condition the readers understand his ideas. Although the recipients of his letter disagree with his actions Dr. King draws out again that, oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself (King). He digs deep within his heart to share his readers what he is feeling, his pain, his torment, his anger, his joy, his entrust and even his love. Dr. King h previous(a)s nothing back in sharing his ideas and his home(a) most feelings. The next technique used in this letter is that of description. Dr. King goes into great detail describing what he and the movement are doing. What and why they collapse done 1 things that some dont agree with. He at no time apologizes for the actions he has taken he is entirely describing what led him to take these certain actions. At one point in theletter he describes his feeling of how he came to b e at the front of the complaisant rights movement. He goes on to describe the event that led to his leadership role. He states When I was suddenly catapulted into the leadership of the autobus protest in Montgomery, Alabama, a few years ago Dr. King was very effective in his technique and strategy of writing. He relates many activities the movement has been involved in. He shares some of the stories of those he has met and stood side by side with. The letter describes his dreams of a better America.He describes not only a 72 year old lady in Alabama bet expands on why she is doing what she is doing. Because her feet are tired. In thirty nine paragraphs and using less than 7,000 words (6,898) Dr. King shares from a single jail cell in interchange Alabama the very essence of the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. He describes to his readers not only what he is doing as part of that movement and why he is doing these things. More importantly through exposition writing t he reader understands exactly who the movement is for. As a reader of this letter I could see the entire movement unfold up to that point from his cell. I could also from benefit of history see where that movement was going.From a bus ride in Montgomery, to a cell in Birmingham, on to address in front of a National Monument and a last a wave from a balcony in Memphis. Was he successful in his writing strategy and techniques? The lunch counter signs are gone at that place are not notes at water fountains and lets not forget who just moved into 1600 protactinium Avenue. 2 Bibliography King, M. L. Jr. (1963). University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center. Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Retrieved February 18, 2009, from, http//www. africa. upenn. edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham. html