InherbookWritingtoChangetheWorldMaryPipherdescribeschangewritingasanywriting thathasthepurposetoconnect,tofacilitategrowthandtomakeadifference.Sheencouragesreaders tofindtheirinnervoiceandtheirfire,sothattheywillbeabletowritesomethingtheyarepassionate aboutandtohopefullyinspireachangeforthebetter. MartinLutherKingsIHaveaDreamspeechisastellarexample.Kingbeginshisspeechby rememberingtheemancipationofslavesandrealizingthatBlacksarestillnotfree.Hecompares Americaspromiseofequalitytoabouncedcheck.Kingremindsoftherighttocashinonthatcheck promisingjusticeandtodemandachangeforthebetter.Kingknowsthatviolencewillonlyresultin furtherbrutalityandinjusticeandurgesnottoturntohatred.Heaskspeopleofcolortotakethefirst stepandtostartputtingtrustinwhitepeopleastheirfatesareintertwined.Kingshareswithhisaudience hisdreamofchildrenbeingabletogrowupwithoutbeingjudgedbythecoloroftheirskin.Hewishes forfreedomforallofAmericaandbelievesthroughhopeandfaiththisfreedomcanbeachieved. KingsspeechischangewritingashisgoalistofightinjusticeandmakeAmericaacountryofequal opportunities.MaryPipherwritesWritingtoconnectischangewriting,which,likegood therapy,createstheconditionsthatallowpeopletobetransformed.

ed.itsgoalisnottoevokeone particularsetofideas,feelings,andactions,butrathertofosterawarenessandgrowth.(p.8) KingconnectstohislistenersandreadersfromthebeginningonwherehesaysIamhappytojoin withyoutodayinwhatwillgodowninhistoryasthegreatestdemonstrationforfreedominthe historyofournation.Kingbuildsaconnectionbyinvitingthemtobepartofsomethingimportant. Whodoesntwantfreedom?Andtorealiseoneisabletocontributetoit,makeslistenersfillwithhope andthewishtocontribute.HesaysWecanneverbesatisfiedaslongasourchildrenarestripped oftheiradulthoodandrobbedoftheirdignitybysignsstatingForWhitesOnly.Kingis buildingastrongconnectionheretohisaudience.Theycaneitherrelatetohisstatementbecausethey havechildrenoftheirown,whotheyonlywantthebestfor,orbecausetheyexperiencedsomeformof injusticewhentheywerechildrenthemselves.PiphersaysAllwritingisdesignedtochangethe world,atleastasmallpartoftheworld,orinsomesmallwayperhapsachangeinthereaders moodorappreciationofacertainkindofbeauty.(p.21)andadvisesherreaderstousemetaphors astheyarepathsintosomethingmuchdeeperandolderthanweare.Theyareoneofthemost powerfulwaystoexpressthewholenessofourideas.(p.123)Kingusesmetaphorsusingnature throughouthisspeech.HetalksabouthowaNegrolivesonalonelyislandofpovertyinthemidst ofavastoceanofmaterialprosperity.ByusingthismetaphorKingproducesanimagehislisteners

canrelateto.Noonewantstobestrandedonalonelyislandandeveryoneknowsthefeelinglooking outtothemajesticseacreates. Headdsthatitistimetorisefromthedarkanddesolatevalleyofsegregationtothesunlitpath ofracialjustice.andagainusesametaphorthatevokesemotionandfamiliarityintheaudience. Pipherdescribeschangewritingusingametaphorherselfbystatingthatitisaboutcreating conditionsthatallowustotakepeopletothemountain.Whenpeoplesbreathingchangesand theireyesfillwithwonder,theywillwalkdownthatmountainreadytoperformmiracles (p.107) KingdoesthisbeautifullytalkingabouthisdreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgiasonsof formerslavesandthesonsofformerslaveownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetable ofbrotherhood.Readingorhearingthesewordsmakespeoplefillwithhopeandfaithandwantingto contribute. OneofthemostbeautifulmessagesKingbringsacrossisthatpeopleofcolorneedtokeeptheirpride anddignitybynotturningtothesameviolenceandhatredthattheyhaveexperienced.Themarvelous newmilitancywhichhasengulfedtheNegrocommunitymustnotleadustodistrustallwhite people,formanyofourwhitebrothers,asevidencedbytheirpresenceheretoday,havecometo realizethattheirdestinyistiedupwithourdestiny...Wecannotwalkalone. Pipherstatesthatwiththebestwriting,readersdiscoversomethingnewaboutthemselves.and addsBobDylansaiditwell:Protestsongsaredifficulttowritewithoutmakingthemcomeoff aspreachyandonedimensional.Youhavetoshowpeopleasideofthemselvestheydidntknow isthere.(p.111)Kingmakespeoplerealizethattheyshareacommonpathandthattheyneedeach othertofulfiltheirdreamsoffreedomandjustice.Itmustbethehardestthingtoriseaboveallthe violenceandracismpeopleofcolorexperienceandbethebetterperson. KingsIHaveaDreamspeechisaparagonforchangewriting.Hewriteswhathefeelspassionate andcaresabout.Heconnectstohisaudiencebybringingoutemotionandmakingthemthinkabouttheir ownexperiences.Hegivespeopleguidanceandexamplesonhowtogrowandmakeadifference.He useswritingtoolslikemetaphorsandchosehispronounseffectively.Mostofall,hebuildsconnections andasenseofcommunityamongsthisaudienceandgivesthefeelingthattheirpeoplehopeandfaith canbringupongreatchange.