Disobedience During The American Revolution

Disobedience is often a term with a negative connotation. People generally associate it with going against authority and just acting how one feels they should. However, when the word is applied to history it can have a different context. Any changes through history were the result of someone going against a common view and standing up for what they believe in. Changes only happen when societies are willing to disobey the norm. Most historic events are a result of change and they have had an important impact on our lives today. Through war or civil disobedience, the outcome led to change. During the American Revolution, we wrote the Declaration of Independence which proclaimed our independence from England. Events like that just don't happen. There is always someone or come group that stands up for what they believe is wrong. …show more content…
She disobeyed an unjust law, and Martin LUther King supported her and began the Montgomery Bus Strike. They both paid the consequences for their actions of disobeyance, but they forced change. In the satirical novel Animal Farm by George Orwell we see the use of rebellion to overthrow corrupt communist leaders. The characters first accepted their reality under these leaders. They slowly realized the unfair treatment they are put under and rebelled against the leaders, eventually overthrowing them. This novel is also an analogy to the Soviet Union back then and communism under Joseph Stalin. The experiences of the characters in the novel caused them to disobey against their leaders. They were able to have their own consciousness and reject the lies their leaders were feeding them. This same story shines time and again through history. Every change made is a result of some disobedience against the same. Since this concept is the key to change, disobedience is the way to change and allow progress to be