Ghandi and James

Jimmy Hoang
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Both Ghandi and James talk about how their people are being enslaved to the popular culture and norms. This poses as a problem because the people are unable to be truly free. In Ghandi's article, he talks about how India is being ruled by modern British and European culture. He emphasizes the importance of breaking away and continuing to develop in their own way, such as how India began to weave their own cloth. In James article, he uses his experiences of playing cricket to show greater diversity creates a better and bigger influence. He then talks about how he begins to rebel against the norms of his culture, trying to break away from the social norms. For instance, he notices how most books in his library are all written by a similar author or primarily English men, and he questions this. Why isn't it filled with authors of greater diversity, which would allow for greater knowledge and learning. In summary, both these texts emphasized the importance of breaking away and striving for freedom to knowledge.