Anaylsis between Thoreau's Civil Disobedience & Kings Letter

Different Centuries, Same Opinions In “Civil Disobedience” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King use different techniques to fully convey their own opinions on injustice in the government; Thoreau uses a metaphor while King uses an illustration in order to establish emotional appeals. Even though “Civil Disobedience,” by Henry David Thoreau, was written in 1849, and King was imprisoned in 1963, each recognize that injustice occurs in our government. Each author’s …

…Thoreau and King, injustice existed in the 1800’s and the 1900’s, but due to them and people like them, there is an effort to overcome this ever-present affliction. Works Cited King, Martin Luther, Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” 16 April 1963. Creating American: Reading and Writing Arguments. Ed. Joyce Moser and Ann Walters. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1995. 418-435. Thoreau, Henry David. “Civil Disobedience.” 1849. Civil Disobedience and Other Essays. Ed. Philip Smith. New York: Dover, 1993. 1-18.