Gandhi movie

In the first scene Ghandi stands up to the British by burning the passes that all Indians must carry. Even though they beat him and threaten to put him in jail he keeps burning the passes. This sends a message to the British and Indian people saying we want independence and we know our rights.

In the second scene Ghandi spoke to the Indian people. He told them that the people of India, regardless of caste system needs to come together and get India back from the British. This motivates people and starts his message.

In the third scene the Indian people are peacefully protesting and they are massacred. This put fear into the Indian people but it also shows the British that even if they use force the Indian people will not fight back. They will use peace to gain their independence.

In the fourth scene we watched Gandhi was arrested. He accepted it and said that it might be the best protest yet. In court he didn't defend himself he admitted to everything and told them to punish him if they believe and follow their system. The judge sentenced him to six years but if the queens government lets him off early than he will be very happy. This shows the respect and approval of his acts by some British. This was a good protest and way to gain independence because this will make the Indian people mad and very passionate toward the cause.

In the fifth scene he leads the protest against the tax on salt. Salt is natural from the ocean and earth so why should non British be taxed when buying it. This act is symbolic of how the British control all salt like they control all of India. So Gandhi's protest of making salt will be much more symbolic then actually taking the tax on salt away. While on the march said that he is in charge, not he British. This is because is they ignore him then he can break laws and they won't due anything about it. If they arrest him though it proves a message and he wants them to respond to him. This once again inspired more people by bring all of Indian regardless of belief together and showed that they are close to getting independence. They even arrested around one hundred thousand people but this hasn't stopped anything. Now they are going to arrest Gandhi but this still doesn't stop them. A muslim man led the protest where thousands of Indians just willing walked up to soldiers and took a beating. They didn't fight back they just took the hits. An American soldier saw this and told everyone. Once the world became know of what is happening they pressured Britain to stop what they are doing. Gandhi went to London to talk in a government meeting about India probably gaining independence.