What Manner of Man: Post #1

Summary - pgs. 3-33
Being the first few pages in this biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an in-depth synopsis of his early life and career is described. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, with his mother, father, and two siblings. Important roles in King's academic and social development are also described. For example, King first became interested with the ideas of civil rights when he attended Morehouse College to study, where he researched about the history of factors that impede the promotion of equal rights. The state of society during his time was relevant, with the mass amount of discrimination against people of color.

Quotation Explanation
The author gives an example of discrimination in Dr. King's campus community when he says, "During King's undergraduate days, the Morehouse campus was alive with political and social ferment. On one occasion, a campus strike and boycott of the dining room raised tensions to a record high." (Bennett, Jr. 27).

My Reaction
Before beginning to read this novel, I did not know much information about the life of Dr. King. After finishing this first chapter, though, I feel that I have gotten a bit more information about him, expanding on my prior knowledge. So far, the author's style of writing is very distinguished. Use of strong vocabulary in his writing, such as the Quotation Explanation stated above, gives it a professional look. However, his subjective style of writing, meaning stating facts and not making opinion-based judgments, might begin to detract the reader's interest in reading more.