Essay on Gandhi Film
Ysavela Corral
06/25/13
PoliSci01/Crain
Final Paper
Mahatma Gandhi
The film I decided to watch was the film on the activist/lawyer Gandhi. He was most known for his non-violent ways of getting his point across when the United Kingdom’s takeover of his home country India. Gandhi first emerged this protest when he was on a bus and he was forced to move to the back of the bus because he was an Indian man. This is when Gandhi first entered into the activist world and began to merge his country together and fight back without literally fighting. I think Gandhi was one of the most significant persons in the 20th century. He was the one who proved that it is possible to fight very successful without violence. He fought his whole life with humanity, tolerance, ideas and without violence. He showed the way to a better world. And still today there are many people who love him and who use his philosophy to change the world. A very important example is the fight against wars. Usually people who fight against a war try to fight without violence. Gandhi is motivated by religious means; he believes that everyone is equal in God's eyes. “An eye for an eye, makes the whole world blind” He gets involved in several movements for equality, and he stresses non-violence very strongly. The Indians are very mad because British rule continues to limit their rights. They are supposed to all get fingerprinted, and their marriage laws are invalid. Gandhi's followers vow to fight their oppressors to the death, but he discourages them from violence. The revolution emerged in the 20th century in the 1930’s to 40’s. The campaign was based on how biased the laws were for Indians in South Africa. During the film, Gandhi with the support of his wife and the people of the country had changed his image from a suit to the clothes that the Indian’s wear in their country. He did this to look like his people and to make a statement. During the process of him being the voice of his people, he
06/25/13
PoliSci01/Crain
Final Paper
Mahatma Gandhi
The film I decided to watch was the film on the activist/lawyer Gandhi. He was most known for his non-violent ways of getting his point across when the United Kingdom’s takeover of his home country India. Gandhi first emerged this protest when he was on a bus and he was forced to move to the back of the bus because he was an Indian man. This is when Gandhi first entered into the activist world and began to merge his country together and fight back without literally fighting. I think Gandhi was one of the most significant persons in the 20th century. He was the one who proved that it is possible to fight very successful without violence. He fought his whole life with humanity, tolerance, ideas and without violence. He showed the way to a better world. And still today there are many people who love him and who use his philosophy to change the world. A very important example is the fight against wars. Usually people who fight against a war try to fight without violence. Gandhi is motivated by religious means; he believes that everyone is equal in God's eyes. “An eye for an eye, makes the whole world blind” He gets involved in several movements for equality, and he stresses non-violence very strongly. The Indians are very mad because British rule continues to limit their rights. They are supposed to all get fingerprinted, and their marriage laws are invalid. Gandhi's followers vow to fight their oppressors to the death, but he discourages them from violence. The revolution emerged in the 20th century in the 1930’s to 40’s. The campaign was based on how biased the laws were for Indians in South Africa. During the film, Gandhi with the support of his wife and the people of the country had changed his image from a suit to the clothes that the Indian’s wear in their country. He did this to look like his people and to make a statement. During the process of him being the voice of his people, he