Hind Swaraj

While reading Hind Swaraj, there were several things that I found very interesting. First, was the genre of a dialogue that Gandhi had chosen. The reader and editor combo makes the information more interesting and easier to understand. The reader asked questions similar to what I was thinking while reading. I believe that the reader is a representative of a large group of Indian people and he is able to express their beliefs and ideology. The second thing that I found interesting was the number of metaphors and comparisons that Gandhi used while trying to explain things to the reader. These metaphors made the explanation more clear because they were very simple. His comparisons were to everyday things that we can relate too. For example, the beginning of chapter eleven deals with the issue of the partition of Bengal. The comparison that Gandhi used was to a seed. He mentioned, "[The seed] works underneath the ground, is itself destroyed, and the tree which rises above the ground is alone seen." This helps explain the reader's question of who laid the foundation of Home Rule. Gandhi implies that there are always things happen in the matters of politics and government that happen behind the scenes. Overall, the genre and use of metaphors help better understand the ideology of Gandhi.