Comparing The Film 'Pray The Devil Back To Hell'

It is a well-known fact that each civilization pursues what they consider the bets for its presence. Throughout history, every civilization has been stuck in a particular way to perceive and manage life. However, a disperse society can leads towards an unbalanced power distribution. Unequal mandatories bolster the creation of dictatorships. Some people may argue that a straight forward organization is required so as to make improvements. A strong and centered government is needed to maintain and preserve a nation. Thus, burdensome laws and rules should be imposed on people. But, as it is shown in in “Pray the Devil Back to the Hell,” a dictatorship government always converges to catastrophic results. However, as Gene Sharp states, overcoming dictatorships requires mainly a strong internal resistance movement so as to promote a common direction. Taking Liberia case as a reference, the liberation the Charles Taylor dictatorship depended on the women’s ability to pressure independence. Thus, the events shown in “Pray …show more content…
They achieved this throughout pacific struggles. One of the most remarkable methods was denying men having relations. This method is a clear example of Sharp calls “Psychological struggle” because it forces men to rethink their actions. Besides that, the constant parades and meetings to put in the same table the Charles Taylor government and the rebels can be observed as a way of creating social and political struggle. It was a mode of creating awareness of the necessity of improvements for the good of Liberia. Thus, Liberian women were able to apply creative peaceful