In what way is this setting characteristic of gothic fiction

Write a précis of "from 'on the duty of civil disobedience'" paragraph 1 by henry david thoreau.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile

The room was gaudy with its leather couch and purple walls