Ghandi movie quote

“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.”

In this quote Ghandi means that the people and their actions represent the country of India. This is demonstrated in various scenes in the Ghandi movie, when Ghandi has to constantly tell his followers to rally peacefully and to not fight back when they are abused. This is to represent India as a peaceful, and calm country who is not afraid to fight back

“Action expresses priorities.”

This means that to show that you care about something you need to get up and do something about it. This is represented throughout the movie when Ghandi fights for India’s freedom. For example, when Ghandi walks to the coast of India to harvest salt from the sea.

From this film I gained insight into what the people of India were facing from the British, I learned about the discrimination put upon coloured people in various other British colonised countries such as south Africa and such. But most of all I gained insight into how one man, standing up to a whole system that has been established for years prior can make such a difference to the world. I think Hinduism, with its different social classes can really drive a person like Ghandi to want to experience it all, such as spending some time in the lowest social status to gain appreciation for those people and I think this is what also drives him to fight for his cause.