From uncle tom's cabin:

"but i want it done now," said miss ophelia.
"what's your hurry? "
"i want to make sure of it," said miss ophelia. "you may die, or fail, and then topsy will be hustled off to auction, spite of all i can do."

the excerpt above is an example of .

characterization
dramatic tension
foreshadowing
verbal irony

How does the allusion to the boston tea party reinforce king’s argument about civil disobedience? by citing an example of civil disobedience by everyday people, king shows that civil disobedience can be necessary and productive. by using an example of civil disobedience that took place in the past, king shows that civil disobedience is no longer necessary. by using an example of civil disobedience that took place in the north, king shows that the southern states have not used civil disobedience effectively. by using an example of a “massive act of civil disobedience,” king shows that the demonstrations in alabama are not as large and disruptive as his critics think.