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Disobedience In Matilda By Roald Dahl

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Without individuals who were disobedient to to rules of society, the world as we know it would look very different today. When Oscar Wilde said he saw disobedience as to only way to create progress, he was correct. In our society today, and in many cases from the past the only way real change is made, is when people don't follow the rules, and speak out for what they believe in. In the story of Matilda, by Roald Dahl, a young girl saves the day when she doesn't follow the rules of her strict principle, instead she sees how people are being treated wrong, and does something about it. Her disobedience brings real change to the school, and without her act of disobedience, the rules may not have changed. Real progress is only made when people question the things around them, if no one ever speaks out about what is going wrong in society no change will be made. Similar to Matilda's character, is Winston in 1984, by George Orwell, he questions authority, and he is standing up for his rights. While his act of dissent, …show more content…

In the case of Malala Yousafzai. When she was a teenager living in the Middle East, she wasn't allowed to go to school. She knew this wasn't right so she didn't follow the rules and went anyways, this resulted to her being shot in the head. She didn't die from this attack, instead she healed and kept fighting for what she knew was right. She created real change for other girls in the Middle East and around the world, who aren't allowed to attend school. This mindset of doing the right thing, because it's the right thing is seen from some of the most famous activists from history, such as Martin Luther King Jr, and Mahatma Gandhi. Malala's disobedience was recognized in her winning the Nobel Peace Prize, for the outstanding work she did, and will live in history for the positive change she

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Rebellions can drive people out and can lead to many other people dying for not cause at all and to be shown with no improvement in our social progress as a whole. In conclusion, Oscar argues that disobedience is a valuable human trait and that it promotes social progress and also how rebellion and disobedience can lead to positive changes in the economical and social viewpoint. It can help learn from history and help us expand our way of mind and people can learn a few new things from it also. It many lead down a pathway in which it improves lives as well our society for positive changes and help us unite with other people to fight what in we believe

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