The Need to Disobey

The Need to Disobey Both Antig mavin by Sophocles and earn from Birmingham Jail (LBJ) by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) are stories which portray the theme of civilized disobedience. Antigone is a play written by Sophocles that takes place in Thebes, Greece. Antigone arrives in Thebes and learns that both of her brothers died in war. Her brother Etocles has been given a proper burial season Creon, the King of Thebes, refuses to bury her other brother Polynices because he was a traitor. Antigone chooses to expose the rightfulness and buries her brother, and gets caught.Despite the pleas of Antigone and Haemon, Creons son and Antigones fiance, Creon sentences Antigone to stopping lay by animated burial and starvation. Feeling that it is a better option than taking the sentence, Antigone hangs herself, and when Haemon finds her, he kills himself go forth of despair. Queen Eurydice, Haemons mother and Creons wife, kills herself with a groovy knife. Creon is left in sorrow and distress when he too ripe finds that he has made a fatal mistake. On the other hand, Letter from Birmingham Jail is an canvas written by MLK that he wrote in the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama.He had been arrested for parading without a permit during his non-violent protest against racial segregation. His earn is addressed to the fellow clergymen who criticized his work. Both literary productions have a citation who defies the civil law because it breaks the moral law. However, the composes are likewise assorted in many ways. Over wholly, MLKs LBJ is better than Sophocles Antigone. Firstly, LBJ is better than Antigone because the theme is depicted in a often positive and successful way.In Antigone, it is clear that civil disobedience brought Antigone to an untimely death as Creon finds out, Too new-fashioned, too late you see what justice means (p. 124, l. 1400-1401). Though Antigone fully disobeys Creons law by burying her brother, her actions are non successful an d lead to her death quite of her triumph. Only after she dies, Creon realizes that she did it for a just cause, but he is uneffective to turn back time and is left in despair. However, MLK is much successful in addressing the problem before it is too late, Injustice anyplace is a threat to justice everywhere (pp. , p. 1). MLK explains that the injustice of racial prepossession he sees in the South cannot be ignored because, even if one is not part of it, it is morally wrong and unacceptable. MLK makes a more(prenominal) bespeak point that civil disobedience is necessary, and he is more effective in directly influencing the people around him, while in the play Antigone, Antigone is unable to influence Creon. LBJ is not only more successful in carrying out the theme, but is also more credible than Antigone. Since it is more credible, LBJ is better than Antigone.Antigone is a play that takes place in Ancient Greece, Land of Thebes, city of all my fathers (p. 107, l. 1027). Thou gh Antigone has had a tremendous impact on society, the play itself is undeniably fictional and the events in it did not actually take place. The briny character, Antigone, is also fictional and was made up by Sophocles to show his point on civil disobedience. On the other hand, LBJ is an essay written rough square events by someone who was experiencing the injustice firsthand, I am in Birmingham because injustice is here (pp. 3, p. ). MLKs LBJ is clearly a nonfictional piece and is whence much more credible and can be referenced to as a primary source in history. MLK himself is still known to be one of the most important figures in American history and his writings are a very credible source as to wherefore he took part in civil disobedience. LBJ is not only more credible, but is also does a better job in persuading the reader. The writing style of LBJ makes it easier to take and therefore better than Antigone because it uses more logos kind of than compassion arguments.Whe n Antigone appeals to Creon, she uses the argument I was born to join in love, not hate that is my nature (p. 86, l. 590 591). Though this argument is not completely invalid, it is bleached because it cannot help Antigone when it comes to the law, which does not change because of peoples emotional natures. Her pathos arguments did not appeal to Creon, who insists she disobeyed the law and should receive just punishment. another(prenominal) chemical element of the play is that it is written in dialogue which is sometimes difficult to bring in and follow Antigone and Haemons arguments.However, MLK is much more logical in his set out to the issue he is dealing with, In any nonviolent hunt there are four basic steps (pp. 2, p. 2). By explaining the steps to his campaign, MLK shows that the actions he took were perfectly necessary and logical. After going into detail intimately each of the four steps, MLK proves that what he did was justified by logos arguments. Additionally, th e writing style of MLKs essay is very methodical and is written in modern font English. However, when examining the impact of each of these works, another very important point puts LBJ above Antigone. LBJ is more relatable to modern society than Antigone, which makes it better. Some of the ideas used in Antigone are no longer relevant to modern society, which is straightforward when Antigone speaks or so her brothers burial rites, Hasnt Creon graced one with all the rites, shamed the other? (p. 60, l. 27). Though burial is still important in modern times, it had a bigger significance in Ancient Greece because they believed that not macrocosm buried meant that the person would be in eternal unrest instead of being allowed into Hades.Therefore, the reason for Antigones disobedience is more difficult to understand for modern people. However, MLK says, Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted fr om our fear-drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow (pp. 4, p. 12). The reason for MLKs disobedience is much easier to understand as the issue of racial segregation is still introduce in modern society. It is easier to see MLKs direct impact on modern society than Sophocles indirect way of impacting society.This is evident as MLK writes about a not too distant tomorrow, which is now because the essay was written in 1963. In these ways, LBJ is more relatable to modern society. Therefore, since it portrays the theme better, is more credible, is easier to understand, and more relatable in modern times, MLKs LBJ is better than Sophocles Antigone. Another example of civil disobedience in history was in Mahatma Gandhi. in effect(p) like Antigone and King, he used nonviolent protest in an onset to liberate the Indian people from British control.He first led unruffled protests against excessive land taxes and reached out to including all religious groups. Later, his s uccess was evident after he assumed leadership of the Indian National sexual congress in 1921 and led nationwide campaigns for many national issues. Above all, his main goal and reason for his peaceful protest was to achieve independence of India from British domination, which was against the law and a great example of civil disobedience. His actions resemble those of MLK and Antigone, and he was even looked up to by MLK as a role gravel in peaceful protest, making him the prime example of civil disobedience.