66). Short (2005) argues that it was there that Sâr developed his affinity for the communist way of life, but it was simply then that his belief system found a name and a political party in which he could legitimately exist. Sâr did not initially identify with any particular faction of the Communist Party when he learned of its existence in France, but simply saw it as a tool to educate others on how to structure their lives to reap the rewards. advantages of simplicity, and he taught it. Sâr, now known as Pol Pot, became a professor upon his return to Cambodia to begin “a career teaching French and geography in a private college in Phnom Penh” in order to spread his knowledge through his charisma (Som , 2008). His teachings allowed him to amass a wide sphere of influence, recruiting like-minded individuals wherever he lectured, allowing him to rise through the ranks of the Communist Party and become its principal leader..