Question

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work.

What is the author’s purpose for including this sentence?

to emphasize the productivity of his daily routine

to undermine the significance of his critics’ letter

to establish the impressive credentials of his staff

to explain the nature of his profession

Answer 1

The correct answer is B.

The purpose for including this excerpt in Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is to belittle the importance of his critic's letter.

During his time, Martin Luther King was greatly criticized for the work he was doing. However, King was known to be a peaceful and quiet man that did not pay attention to threats and critics, because they were not helpful or constructive. For him, this letters only distracted him from the work that had to be done.

Answer 2

King's purpose with this paragraph was to undermine the significance of the letter from his critics, as shown in the second answer option.

Why was King criticized?

• Because he incited protestors.
• Because he fought for civil rights.
• Because he wanted to uplift the African American people.
• Because he acted contrary to the white population.

King's critics wrote a letter accusing him of various unfair and lying things. But King had a lot of confidence in the cause he was championing. He believed that this cause was greater than any criticism, for that reason, the criticism he received was unimportant and he received so many of them that he was used to it and was not shaken by it.

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