Comments by Dr. Zoe Riordan Most recent public comments by Dr. Zoe Riordan https://nowcomment.com/users/58251 The purpose of using the allusion of Hitler and the holocaust is to point out the hypocrisy of condemning people in the present who were fighting oppression similarly to those in the past. https://nowcomment.com/documents/15734?scroll_to=1438064 https://nowcomment.com/documents/15734?scroll_to=1438064 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:18:24 -0700 MLK is condemning the clergymen for not addressing this obvious concern, when it is their job to help the oppressed. https://nowcomment.com/documents/15734?scroll_to=1435219 https://nowcomment.com/documents/15734?scroll_to=1435219 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:48:02 -0700 He chose to use the words "shattered dreams," to convey just how upset he was when he had almost lost hope for the world changing and becoming just once more. https://nowcomment.com/documents/15734?scroll_to=1435215 https://nowcomment.com/documents/15734?scroll_to=1435215 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:46:53 -0700 The purpose of MLK adding this allusion was to point out the hypocrisy of the issue. These were people highly thought of in history for standing up for what is right, however, at the time, this was considered wrong and breaking the law. https://nowcomment.com/documents/15734?scroll_to=1435199 https://nowcomment.com/documents/15734?scroll_to=1435199 MLK added the parallelism between the Holocaust and helping Jews to how oppressed people have to be helped, no matter if the act is illegal or not, which helped the reader realize that they are being hypocritical to condemn them. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:18:24 -0700