Question

highlight any allusions in the passage below.
we should never forget that everything adolf hitler did in germany was \legal\ and everything the hungarian freedom fighters did in hungary was \illegal.\ it was \illegal\ to aid and comfort a jew in hitler’s germany. even so, i am sure that, had i lived in germany at the time, i would have aided and comforted my jewish brothers.
--\letter from birmingham jail,\ martin luther king jr.
what are the purposes of king’s allusions?
□ to cite german progress after world war ii
□ to evoke images of other freedom fighters
□ to encourage protesters not to break laws
□ to illustrate that some laws are unjust

Explanation:

1. Allusions in the passage: The text references Adolf Hitler's legalized atrocities in Nazi Germany, the illegal actions of Hungarian freedom fighters, and the illegal act of aiding Jews in Hitler's Germany. These are historical allusions.
2. Purpose of the allusions: King uses these examples to show that a law being "legal" does not make it moral or just, and that breaking an unjust law (like aiding Jews in Nazi Germany or Hungarian freedom fighters resisting oppression) can be the right action.

Answer:

Highlighted Allusions:

Everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany, the Hungarian freedom fighters' actions in Hungary, aiding a Jew in Hitler's Germany

Correct Purpose Option:

to illustrate that some laws are unjust