Gandhi
...War I reeked havoc over the world, India was being led by Mohandas Gandhi and Indian nationalists to become free from British rule. Taking on this extremely difficulty endeavor, Gandhi was faced with many hardships and obstacles. Throughout his life, as portrayed in the movie Gandhi directed by Richard Attenborough, Gandhi was a stubborn man in both his professional and personal life.
Being stubborn is an objective trait to posses. Some may say it is negative while others may say it is positive. In the movie Gandhi the opening scene portrays a young Gandhi in South Africa aboard a train, sitting in first class. At the time South Africa was apartheid, which was an extreme system of racial segregation. All colored people were forced to wear passes that showed that they were not of white descent. Colored people were not allowed to ride first class on trains, but were forced to sit in the third class section. Gandhi, who was a prestigious lawyer was shocked when he was asked to move to third class and refused to give up his seat in first class. Being the stubborn man that he was, Gandhi was literally thrown off the train. In another scene Gandhi orchestrated a protest for Indians where he planned to burn the identification passes. He was repeatedly beaten by the police, but did not relent. He was later arrested, but before being released he was sent to General Smuts office. When General Smuts offered him a drink Gandhi responded, "I dined at the prison", and when Gandhi was offered to be escorted out he replied, "I can find my own way out." Both of these quotes display his stubborn personality. After the progress he made in South Africa, Gandhi was determined to explore his motherland India.
After traveling for some time, Gandhi was asked to join the Indian Nationalist Party. He worked alongside Indian Nationalist Patel and the Muslim...
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