Lolita In Tehran, By Martin Luther King Jr.

The idea of freedom can be seen in Collection 2 of our textbook. Freedom can be seen in the speech of Martin Luther King Jr. that was given in the year 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Another example can be seen in the analysis of Martin Luther King’s speech, by Charles Euchner. Another example can be seen from the reading Lolita in Tehran, by Azar Nafasi. The topic of freedom can be seen throughout Dr. King’s speech. It is stated by Dr. King, “But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free; one hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination…(pg.48)”. This is important because freedom of African Americans was not fulfilled. The life of blacks is still looked down upon the other many different colors, but because of the help of Martin Luther King Jr. freedom is equal for anyone and everyone. It also states, “...God's children-black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics-will be able to

Analyzed by Charles Euchner, “Each round gets cheers. First scattered clapping and cheers and calls. Yes! Then more. That’s right! Finally, huge applause. My Lord! Every good preacher-every good leader-connects with the real circumstances of his audience’s lives(pg.61).” This is important because he gets his audience involved. Having the audience respond to what Martin Luther King Jr. says, means that the audience is listening to the restrictions of their freedom. It also states, “ Unearned suffering is redemptive.Believe it, and you will fight on-with Martin. Disbelieve it, and you will be gripped by despair-or the combative, uncompromising, separatist jingoism of Malcolm.(pg.63).” This is important because if someone doesn’t believe in something, it cannot be done. Disbelieving something means for sure that it won’t