As I begin reading our first assignment in Gandhi, I have to say that perhaps a little background on the situation that is being discussed would be helpful. I have never really researched or discussed any of Gandhi's work before and I'm a little lost as to why he's writing this work. Example - at first I wasn't quite sure what "Home Rule" was...However, this was clarified with "All our countrymen appear to be pining for National Independence." pg 5
Another question - who is the "reader"? I assume that Gandhi is the "editor", but the reader, at least so far, has not been identified. Is it Gandhi asking himself questions that will open for his prepared answers? Or is it someone entirely different actually asking these questions as an interview?
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I can definitely see where a little background information would be nice. The text itself isn't that hard to read, but getting oriented takes some thought. Many of the concepts like "home rule" are ideas I've never discussed in an enlish class before, so it is interesting to see how english and history are combined.
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