Is Violence Necessary? Frantz Fanon argues that in every situation dealing with decolonization that violence is necessary in order for the “natives” to succeed over the settlers. I will discuss that violence is not necessary, and there are other means in dealing with the issue of decolonization. Using Mahatma Gandhi’s essay entitled “On Satyagraha” you will be able to see that there are other alternatives to violent activity. Let us first take Fanon’s …showed first 75 words of 705 total…

…showed last 75 words of 705 total…am just glad I have not had to endure the hardships Gandhi and many others have had to endure. In answering the question I began with. Is violence necessary? I have to say absolutely not. In conclusion after showing Fanon's view about violence is necessary and showing the oppositional view of Gandhi's method of non-violence Satyagraha. I have shown that violence is not necessary and that violence doesn't always happen in the effect of decolonization.