Analysis Of Thoreau's Civil Disobedience

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When dominos get stacked together in a row and one falls, they all get affected as one pushes another and another and another. Ever heard of the butterfly effect? Any action no matter how small, altering an entire future. If a simple caterpillar has all that power, how much more could a man have? Especially when an act involves challenging the authority. While writing Walden, Thoreau was accused of not paying taxes and got arrested. Which of course was not by mistake at all and he publically declared his motives. Thoreau announced that he was not going to help fund the Mexican American war. He took a stance against the government in order to defend his beliefs, which lead to a concept in history still talked about today, Civil Disobedience. …show more content…

He knew that along with choices came consequences, but after that, what followed was progress. Decades after Thoreau 's famous essay, Civil Disobedience, a man led the fight for Indian independence against the British Empire, a man like Thoreau, that was fighting for what he believed in and even organized a nonviolent civil disobedience campaign as a form of protest which landed him in jail. Spending nights and days in jail actually turned into a routine because after being released, he would march right on back to fight for what was right. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the man who continued the Civil Disobedience movement, the same movement started by a man Gandi looked up to. “Like Thoreau, was arrested for nonviolent protest against unjust laws. Gandhi read Thoreau 's essay, Civil Disobedience. It inspired him to not give up, even when the challenges seemed much too high to overcome.” Thoreau longed to teach and awaken people’s minds but he probably never imagined that he would achieve that by his book, years after his …show more content…

Luther King Jr. MLK spread his dream and died for what he believed in, not only did he fight for civil rights but also for equality for all races. "I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaves owners will able to sit together at the table of brotherhood". Similar to Gandhi towards Thoreau, Martin Luther king Jr had a fond respect for Gandhi “Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics." – Martin Luther King Jr, 1955. Near the time of Gandhi 's death in 1948, in the United States, a young minister named Martin Luther King, Jr. began his own nonviolent fight. The United States’ government was supposed to protect its citizens ' rights and opportunities, but in many places, in many ways, governments specifically denied rights and opportunities to African Americans. Laws needed to change.
Many people were filled with rage. Some wanted to force change the only way that seemed possible, violently. Dr. King spoke passionately about making change by peaceful means. He joined nonviolent marches and demonstrations to show others a better way. His action caused people to listened and follow his steps. The more people that followed Dr. King 's words and his example, the more powerful his peaceful demand grew. Just like Gandhi, Dr. King led peaceful, persistent protest for

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