A key theme in Dr. King's speech is that America has not lived up to its ideals. Reread paragraphs 4–5, and explain how King develops this theme in these paragraphs.

What is the narrator's main conflict in this passage? a. he doesn't like someone mispronouncing his name. b. he has a history of beating up kids he doesn't like. c. he has a violent temper that he cannot control. d. he doesn't like "the kid" he mentions in the paragraph.