Lewis 3

The genuine nature of Lewis character becomes clouded as the chapters progress. Certainly, he is a man worthy of great respect and admiration, but as with notoriety and power, a certain of amount of ego takes hold of Lewis. The day of Lewis gives his speech in DC was a very momentous time for him. As he had been stating in previous chapters he was merely observing, remaining silent until his time to speak. He did speak, and gives a very empowering speech, the best speech of the day as he recalls. Dr. King follows. Lewis refers to King's speech that day as mediocre and only salvaged it by the "I have a Dream" portion which as Lewis was recalls not even one of his greatest speeches. He later states Malcolm X condemned the peaceful resisters and curtailing their actions and words for white society. Lewis claims X was referring to Lewis himself. There are many ways to look at all these events and many opinions that can be gathered; however as Lewis conveys he would like nothing for himself in return, after years of service at this point he maybe demanding more respect than what he has been getting, from more than just the white society.