Incorrigible
Original Source:
"Nourished by the Negro's frustration over the continued existence of racial discrimination, this movement is made up of people who have lost faith in America, who have absolutely repudiated Christianity, and who have concluded that the white man is an incorrigible 'devil.'"
"Letter
from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]." Letter from a Birmingham Jail
[King, Jr.]. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jan. 2014. <http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html>.
Definition*:
not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform.
*All definitions are from the source found in THIS post.
Second Source:
"The idealist is incorrigible: if he is expelled from his heaven, he makes an ideal out of hell."
"Quotations
on / about heaven." PoemHunter.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.poemhunter.com/quotations/heaven/page-2/>.
Commentary:
Incorrigible has a similar spelling to incorruptible so naturally, I assumed the same shared a similar meaning. Incorrigible has a generally negative connotation, while incorruptible has a more positive connotation. King describes the white man, who has treated African Americans with unjust and cruel actions, as a devil who cannot be forgiven or made to change his ways. In the second source, the author calls the idealist incorrigible as he is able to change any situation through his mentality and therefore having a closed mind to what others wish him to experience.
Incorrigible has a similar spelling to incorruptible so naturally, I assumed the same shared a similar meaning. Incorrigible has a generally negative connotation, while incorruptible has a more positive connotation. King describes the white man, who has treated African Americans with unjust and cruel actions, as a devil who cannot be forgiven or made to change his ways. In the second source, the author calls the idealist incorrigible as he is able to change any situation through his mentality and therefore having a closed mind to what others wish him to experience.
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