Saturday, 11 August 2012

Is Gandhi responsible for the tragic end of his son, Harilal?


sketches of Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchad Gandhi, or simply known as 'Mahatma Gandhi' is the man who fought for India independence. A man who have make a lot of sacrifices in order to free India from the clutches of the British empire. Based on the film 'Gandhi my Father', I was asked to wrote a review about this film. The film which was published in 2007, were a film about the relationship between Gandhi and his eldest son Harilal Gandhi.

The question is whether Mahatma Gandhi was responsible for the tragic Harilal? For me, Gandhi is not responsible for the tragic end end of his son, Harilal. The reason why I said this is because, Harilal was not an obedient child. As a son we should obeyed our father. Harilal always makes big decision by himself without asking his father opinion, for example when wants to start a business. Although, his father is on a movement to banned all British clothes, Harilal still takes the risk by buying British made clothes and try to sell it to the people of India, where most of them were already in respond of his father movement.

Gandhi has has played his part as a good human being who stands up for law first before his son. Harilal has cheat a friend of his father, for 30,000 rupees. When his father know about this his father quickly ask his friend to file a lawsuit against Harilal, this is one of the way for Gandhi to teach Harilal a lesson.


Harilal also has a bad habit, which is drinking alcohol. He has made alcohol as his escapism whenever he has a problem that he cannot solve. Once he came to his mother in a drunk state, her mother was very mad  that she she disowned him as a son. Harilal should not lure himself to alcohol.

For me Gandhi has played his part as a father to Harilal, for example after Kasturba died Gandhi still tried to find his son.

As conclusion, Gandhi is not responsible for the tragic end of his son, Harilal.

Harilal Mohandas Gandhi


5 comments:

  1. are you copying my work, brotha... better not...

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  2. Harilal who did not play a good role as a son right?

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  3. Yes, Gandhi did not responsible towards tragic tragedy to his son. He had try the best for his son.

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  4. i totally agree with you! Gandhi is not responsible for the tragic end of his son because Hariral have chosen the wrong path and being selfish! btw, good explanation :)

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