Summary of Ghandi the Movie
Gandhi was a small Indian man that faced the British Empire's policies of injustice, discrimination, and colonial control without using a single punch or bullet, or in any way using violence as a weapon. The fact that he defeated the British Empire by winning Indian Independence is considered as testimony that Gandhi should be given the status of being remembered as a ‘great man’ in history. Gandhi began his work against the injustices of the British Empire when he was still a young man in South Africa. After returning to India, Gandhi had convinced himself that he must get in touch with the common people and convince them to follow him in nonviolent and non-cooperative protest against British Rule. Through marches, demonstrations, and protests, Gandhi was able to bring the attention of the world to India by displaying the atrocities of the British Empire and not reacting with violence. Although Indian Independence was Gandhi's main goal, he had a hard time accepting the idea that Hindus and Muslims did not want to live together even after India had gained independence. The road in achieving India’s Independence was a long one for Gandhi; therefore, to fully understand his struggle, it is necessary to start at the beginning
Right after his studies in London, Gandhi experienced a rude awakening when he got thrown off a train, while traveling across South Africa. He had refused to give up his first class seat and move to the third class where all of the coloured people were forced to ride. Immediately after the train episode, Gandhi organized his first protest in which he burned passes that Indians were required to carry at all times in South Africa. Although his first protest was not well received, Gandhi had received enough newspaper attention that his second protest involved a larger crowd. At this second protest, which addressed new laws that set Indians apart as second class citizens that had few rights, Gandhi replied to violent threats, coming from the
Right after his studies in London, Gandhi experienced a rude awakening when he got thrown off a train, while traveling across South Africa. He had refused to give up his first class seat and move to the third class where all of the coloured people were forced to ride. Immediately after the train episode, Gandhi organized his first protest in which he burned passes that Indians were required to carry at all times in South Africa. Although his first protest was not well received, Gandhi had received enough newspaper attention that his second protest involved a larger crowd. At this second protest, which addressed new laws that set Indians apart as second class citizens that had few rights, Gandhi replied to violent threats, coming from the