A couple sentences into the reading and I felt the mood of the speaker’s message as if he was yelling right at me. The message behind the whole speech was very powerful. He constantly reminded us through out the speech how badly he wanted African Americans to have the same equal rights like the Caucasians. He used various examples throughout the speech about how badly the colored people have been mistreated through out history.

One line I found very compelling is when he said “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the context of their character”. I found that one very interesting because he brought his family into the mix. He didn’t want his kids to have to deal with not fitting in with the other crowd for the rest of their life’s loke he did.he wanted the best for them.

Another thing I found very compelling was the amount of repetition he used. He constantly used “I have a dream” throughout the whole speech. It makes it easy for the reader to identify the writers purpose.

I wonder how the speaker got the courage to speak his mind to a whole crowd.Did he think about it for a long time before he made that decision? Did he regret saying what he said because of the consequences that he could’ve faced later on? A lot can be asked about his state of mind during the speech.

I feel like the author’s purpose was for everyone to envision his dream. He wanted everyone to know how badly he wanted discrimination to end. He wanted us all to not be judged by our skin color but be judged of our character.