ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -When Mahatma Gandhi was working out his concept of non-violent resistance, he was impressed by Henry David Thoreau’s advice to resist things that were wrong. Thoreau suggested that individuals could resist immoral government action by simply refusing to cooperate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did not agree with all of Henry David Thoreau’s views, but King was inspired by Thoreau’s commitment to seek societal change through nonviolent protest.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a heroic mission to educate, awaken and revolutionize the American people to fight the injustices inflicted upon African Americans. Like Gandhi, he fought the injustices with love, respect, and non-violent protest.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thoreau and King both contend that the government and the privileged members of society must be pressured by the oppressed to reform the laws and surrender some of their power to minority groups.