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Book review

I would rate this book, Mohandas Gandhi, 4 stars because it gave a lot of information on Gandhi. It clearly described his life and struggles and had a timeline at the end. It had a perfect amount of pictures with captions. I recommend this author for biographies and would definitely pick out another one to read.

Author: Christopher Martin

Copyright date: ©2001

Publication: Lerner Publications Company

What's interesting about me

Even though I am trained as a lawyer and have made good money, I wear simple clothes and only keep basic things around me. I don't need material things to make me happy. I was a child groom and married at 13 years old. I didn't know it at the time, but I was engaged at 7 years old! So my wife and I didn't get along very well at first. I didn't die by fasting! I was murdered even though I was already really weak when I died. I've tried meat, even though it's against my religion. I felt so guilty afterwards that I promised never to touch it again.

My obstacles

One obstacle for me is that I fast very often. I believe that if I fast, it will help me become more disciplined in order to reach my goals. The people care about my health, so they get things done faster. Because I fast so much, I become weak.

Another obstacle is that lots of British rulers don't like me. They object to whatever I say. They cancelled my editorial called "Indian Opinion" for the newspaper! I want a united India, but instead they split the region into three (India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan).

My last obstacle is that I am jailed a lot. So I can't see a lot of what's happening. It's hard to get things done.

What people might call me

I have a couple of character traits that people call me. They say I'm:

1. Strong Willed - because I always believed I could unite India's people and let them have independence. Even though the Hindus and Muslims did not see eye to eye.
   
2. Dedicated - because I would never stop at a united India. I was even jailed so many times that I lost count! Until India was united, I didn't stop fighting for what I thought was right.


3. Caring - because I wanted everyone to like each other. I don't care what race or religion people are. We are all human beings and everyone is entitled to their own beliefs.
   
4. Integrity - I stayed true to my beliefs and morals. I made sure that all the actions I was taking towards India's independence were legal and honest.
   
5. Fair - I treat everyone the same way. I make sure to listen to all sides of an argument before passing judgement.