My Character

8/31/2022

Daily Literary Quote
“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 content of their character.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Journal Prompt
What does Dr. King mean by the famous quote above? What is character? Can it be seen? How does “character” relate to fictional “characters”? Provide specific examples.

36 Comments

Noah

8/31/2022 10:49:00 am

In the quote king is speaking about how he hopes that racism comes to an end by the time his children are older. Character is the personality of a person and the characteristic of them and how they act. It can not be seen visually at first glance, but eventually it is seen. Character is the personality of someone while a fictional character is just a way to say a person.

Andrew

8/31/2022 10:51:54 am

That’s a good way to put it

Cooper Sheldon Williams

8/31/2022 10:52:40 am

I really like how you explain how to see character. It gives me a new perspective on it. Also how you explain the quote.

Sekoya

8/31/2022 10:52:42 am

Good thought I like it.

kohlbin bragg

8/31/2022 10:54:13 am

That sounds great

Sekoya

8/31/2022 10:50:07 am

He is talking about how they were always judged by the color of their skin and not by the person they are and he hopes for his children that people will learn to see them for who they are as a person and not the color of their skin. Character is your personality, actions, and you as a whole. Not just one specific part that may stand out like your skin color. It can be seen in everyone and everything. Character in a book helps us picture what they would be like if they were to be real.

Jay

9/6/2022 08:13:26 am

This was very well explained.

Cooper Sheldon Williams

8/31/2022 10:50:38 am

People should be judged by how they act not what they look like. They should be judged by how they treat people and how they walk around(character) not by the color of skin. Just like Ferdinand the Bull, he looks like a big mean bull but really he just wants to smell roses and watch sunsets.

Andrew

8/31/2022 10:53:18 am

That’s a good example

Sekoya

8/31/2022 10:53:51 am

I think this is a great example.

Michael

8/31/2022 10:54:10 am

I agree that Ferdinand is a good example because he looks mean but he is actually the kindest bull.

James

8/31/2022 10:55:48 am

Your example made a lot of sense.

Andrew Sessions

8/31/2022 10:50:57 am

It means that they should be judged by their actions and not by how they look. Character in this sense means person or people and how they act. It relates because they both have something to do with acting or in other words how they act. Like for example in movies the actors are acting like a totally different person. While in this quote MLK Jr wants his kids to be judged by how they act.

Michael

8/31/2022 10:55:05 am

I agree that people should be judged on how they act.

Michael

8/31/2022 10:51:07 am

He means that he hopes that in the future everybody will be more equal and racism won't be as common. I think character is somebody's moral attributes. I believe it can be seen when a person is faced with certain problems. Character relates to fictional characters because a hero of a story is usually going to have strong morals and ethics which means they have a good character.

Cooper Sheldon Williams

8/31/2022 10:53:52 am

Really good way to put it.

James

8/31/2022 10:54:51 am

That makes pretty good sense.

Hesston Hoggan

8/31/2022 10:56:38 am

I think you described the fictional part of character well.

Jay

9/6/2022 08:15:48 am

This was explained nicely. People judge based on the color of your skin instead of your personality or value

Kohlbin

8/31/2022 10:53:03 am

That’s the people will be judged by there personalities and not by the color of there skin. Character is how people see your personal qualities of your life. Yes I believe that everyone has character to them and you can most likely see that character while talking to them or even just looking at them. That they both have deep experience with other people throughout there life

Shayla Cluff

8/31/2022 10:53:05 am

Dr. King strives for a future free of racism and a future where his kids will only be judged by the way they act.. Character is the mental and moral qualities that an individual may have, good or bad. Every fictional character has qualities such as how they act around other people, their personalities, and their interests.

Sara Deschaine

8/31/2022 10:57:11 am

I like your description of character, it is a good way to explain what a character is.

Hesston Hoggan

8/31/2022 10:59:09 am

You did a really good job with describing a character.

James

8/31/2022 10:53:05 am

In Dr. Kings quote I believe that he means he wants his kids to grow up in/ live in a world where they are judged by their physical attributes but judged by the kind of person they are and how they act. Character is what makes a person unique in their own way. Character can be seen by how a person holds themselves such as posture and facial expressions. One’s character may relate to a fictional characters because they may be alike in some manner. If a person who’s been through a lot may relate to a character who has also been through a lot.

Hesston Hoggan

8/31/2022 10:58:16 am

You made this really make sense.

kohlbin bragg

8/31/2022 10:58:49 am

I like how you put it about how everyone has their own attributes and that what we should be judging not the color of their skin

Sedona

8/31/2022 11:00:54 am

I agree that character is what makes a person unique.

Sara Deschaine

8/31/2022 10:53:47 am

Dr. King wants his kids to grow up in a world where there is no racism or segregation. He hopes that one day our nation will change for the better. Character is someone’s personality and how they act. It can be seen by the way people act and by getting to know them. “Character” relates to fictional characters because when reading a book one doesn’t know what they look like but can imagine it based on a description and personality.

Shayla Cluff

8/31/2022 10:56:49 am

I like how state that "characters" relate to fictional characters because it creates the person through the story without them having to be real.

Sedona

8/31/2022 10:58:27 am

I liked how you explained character. I agree that character can be seen by the way a person acts.

Tayler

8/31/2022 10:54:13 am

Character isn't how a person looks but how they act its practically like their personality. I think it can be seen because getting to know them and seeing how they act in situations.

Hesston Hoggan

8/31/2022 10:54:17 am

Character is seen as how a person acts. If you don’t like someone because of who they are or how they act at least you got to know them instead of just judging them or outlawing them for what they can’t control. Character can been seen and it’s just who you are as a person. Not your appearance or gender but the moral qualities that make you who you are so yes it is able to be seen but you need to actually get to know someone. Yes it also does relate to fictional character as it is a personality that is not real. Similar to acting people might be told to get into character and be someone they are not.

Sara Deschaine

8/31/2022 10:59:40 am

I like your example at the end, I didn't think about that.

Sedona

8/31/2022 10:55:09 am

One day we will not be judged by our appearances. Character is someone’s personality and how they react to a situation. You can judge a person by their character. There can also be fictional characters, for example Elsa from Frozen.

Shayla Cluff

8/31/2022 10:58:04 am

Would judging a person by the way they look instead of the way they act be similar to "judging a book by its cover"?

Jay

9/6/2022 08:11:35 am

He was talking about how people judge others by their looks. He wants his son to grow up in a world without racism. Character is talking about personality. A lot of people judge by someones character. This can relate to fictional characters. They usually have a background story, who makes them that person.

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