In this chapter the main concept is about Revolution and forcing the native people to take on Christianity. Some thought that this would be a good idea, because the British were thinking they can spread the lifestyle they have onto these people. Not everyone was in favor of this however, many saw this as possibly looking like an oppression and forcing Christianity onto them, and then being acceptable to a rebellion from the natives. Later on, we see how committed the natives were to one another, when they were notified that the ammo cartridges were greased with pork and beef fat, it made it contaminated for the Hindus and Muslims. Thus, causing the soldiers to not use the guns then be detained for disobeying orders.
This section of the book really shows that when someone is being pressured into something that they don’t like, or want, they will do anything in their own power to stand up for what they believe is right and do it. I can relate this to class, because I have learned a lot in the sense of their cultures, just because I don’t like, or think one way about something it doesn’t make it wrong it just makes all of us have firm believes in different instances and outlooks of life. The other main takeaway I got from this group was how committed they were to each other and to their common cause of what they believed in and not what was being forced onto them.
Until next time,
Patrick