Gandhi’s Conflict

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In this passage Gandhi talks about the turning of a english gentleman. He talks about his conflicts as he struggled to build his identity. In this passage he displays themes such as identity, acceptance, and change. He express his change of identity to an english gentleman as it seems that he wants to fit in with the rest of his peers whilst studying in England, although it may not be sterotypical he wants to identify himself as a english gentleman even though he is vegetarian. He express that he wants to change by doing dancing lessons, changing his outfit and having music lessons.

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