Account of the Life of Gandhi in the Movie, Gandhi Essay Example

the people of his congregationto be open minded.

He wanted them to at least listen to what Gandhi had to say. He also said that “We are all God's children.” Andrews agreed with Gandhi wholeheartedly and followed him after he was released from prison. After being released from prison, Gandhi returns to India from South Africa. He is welcomed home with the open arms of the Indian people. It was almost like a parade to welcome him home. People were crowding and around him and calling him father.

Many reporters asked him and his wife questions about what he was wearing and what they were going to do now that were back in India. One of the reporters asked his wife how she could find dignity in being in prison. She said “I find dignity in following my husband." Everyone was overjoyed to be in his presence. He gave them all hope. There was a small get together waiting for Gandhi and his family; there he met with people that would later become important people in his life.

Most importantly he met the Indian professor that sent Charlie Andrews to help him. As they spoke privately, the professor tells Gandhi that he needs to find the ‘real’India. There were many things that needed to be said. The professor also told him to make India proud of herself.

So, he takes the professor's advice and travels through India by train. He sees the hardworking people and the poverty. He sees the world of the Indian people the way it is. He rediscovers India. Gandhi is again arrested, but is released after his hearing. After his release some things were different

as to what Indians were allowed to do.

They were not allowed to have meetings or to congregate, and there positions were even more limited than before. Of course there were some Indian people that went against the law and put together meetings anyway. They would tell the people of Gandhi's views, such as, fighting not with violence but with defiance. One general took it upon himself to order a group of soldiers shoot at a large group of Indians that were conducting a meeting. There were 1,516 casualties with 1,650 bullets.

The general did not even seem to care that there were women and children among the crowd. Soon after the massacre, Muslims were rioting through the streets of India. This behavior was against the nonviolence that Gandhi preached of. So Gandhi decided to stop fighting and to fast until the riots stopped. Of course the Indian governors thought he was being extremely impractical about it, but the majority of them respected his wishes. Gandhi became more ill as his time of fasting progressed.

He was determined to die if it was necessary to carry on his fight for independence with nonviolence. He was so determined not to break his fast even when the riots had 'basically' stopped. He was not going to break his fast until the riots had completely stopped and there was peace. After breaking his fast and regaining his strength, Gandhi was again arrested. He went before the judge; the judge surprisingly shows Gandhi great respect by standing as he enters the room.

Regrettably, the judge had no choice but to sentence him to six years in prison. After his years prison were up,

he went back home to his family. At this point he decides to again fight against the British. Gandhi does this by making his own salt, which was a huge market for the British.

Eventually the British start losing to much of their revenue, so they arrest Gandhi again. This does not stop the people though. Soldiers were then sent out to arrest anyone making or selling salt. Gandhi was arrested a few more times after this. His wife, who in the movie was portrayed as a 'help mate' to Gandhi and stood behind him with everything he did, died during their last imprisonment.

After being released for the last time, Gandhi was living in peace with his family. There was also a photographer that lived with him as well. She had been with him since his he was last imprisoned. People would still come to see him and be in his presence.

On one of those occasions, Gandhi walked through the crowd, with the help of his daughters. He then encountered a man who then greeted him in the traditional way. The man then bent down, pulled out a gun, and shot Gandhi three times. Gandhi's funeral was heavily attended by what seemed to be all of India. He was brought down a street on an altar; much like the pope would be carried through St Peter's square.

Everyone seemed to want to pay their respects to him. He was a father to many of them. To me, Gandhi was a very inspiring movie. It really shows the reality of how inequality can wreak havoc on a country. It also shows that everyone should be equal.

Everyone should be

able to have claim to their independence.