The way that women were held captive by men and men's methods of operating and subsequently controlling women should no longer be tolerated. Otherwise, they could have been turned-off by her message, stopped listening at that point, or possibly labeled her a radical. Woolf understood how hard it is to drive people out of their comfort zones and knew that she had to present evidence of the need to change in a manner that her audience could appreciate. Why or why not. Communication, after all, is not so much a matter of intellect as it is of trust and acceptance of others, of their ideas and feelings, acceptance of the fact that they re different and that from their point of view they are right.
Covey explains that communication uses the language of logic and the language of emotion.
He goes on to explain if there are not good feelings between people emotional barriers will get in the way of effective communication. Segregation and racism were probably the most emotional topics of King s time, as they are still today. I believe the Letter from Birmingham Jail is a very good example of effective communication. King defines non-violent action, just and unjust laws, relates to the audience in terms they can relate to, and tries to understand their views and explain the reasoning behind his own views. Instead, he chose to refrain from the unkind and react in a non-violent action.