Analysis Of Letter From Birmingham Jail And Johnathan...

Change is a part of human nature. We grow and learn as a society, constantly striving to become our better selves. But as we grow older, some beliefs that are inflicted upon us become written in stone. They are truths we believe, but are not always ethically and morally correct. Society becomes blinded by its traditions about how things are supposed to be done that nobody sees the pain that is being inflicted. Martin Luther King Jr., â€Å"Letter from Birmingham Jail† and Johnathan Swifts, â€Å"A Modest Proposal,† persuade their audience in very different ways but are both effective in using pathos. In order to create an effective call to change, an author must use the emotions of the reader to create a need to take action. In analyzing the texts, the reader can tell right away that both authors take very different approaches to their topic. Swift creates this elaborate plan to end poverty in Ireland by selling children to the upper class for food. It is an extremely satirical essay using irony and logic to try and sway the reader towards his absurd idea, but even goes as far to say that it is not against the hierarchy to do something so extreme, â€Å"And besides, it is not improbable that some scrupulous people might be apt to censure such a practice, (although indeed very un-justly) as a little bordering upon cruelty†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Swift 149). He used various examples of logic and statistics stating how he has already analyzed the different factors to make his idea logical, â€Å"I have already