Question

What does the metaphor cashing a check mean

Answer 1

A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing while mentioning another one. Metaphors are meant to establish clarity between ideas, or a link that connects them.

In this case, Martin Luther King Jr. presents the metaphor of "cashing a check" in order to refer to the Civil Rights Movement. His argument is that the United States had given black people a "check," which refers to their rights. However, these had not been realized. Therefore, in "cashing" this check, black people were asking to receive what the country had promised them before: equal rights.

Answer 2

If you're referring to Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a dream speech...... 
Basically, King is saying that the African Americans in the March on Washington are there to get the rights that the government owes them.



When someone writes you a check, they promise to pay you the amount of money...