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    Nelson Mandela summarizes his long struggle against apartheid in South Africa. He fought for freedom and equality against a regime that discriminated against and oppressed black South Africans for decades. Through courage and perseverance, Mandela and other leaders were eventually able to end apartheid and establish a democratic government that recognized equal rights for all. In his speech, Mandela pays tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the long fight against oppression. He is overwhelmed with a sense of victory at having achieved freedom and democracy for his people after such a long struggle.

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    Nelson Mandela summarizes his long struggle against apartheid in South Africa. He fought for freedom and equality against a regime that discriminated against and oppressed black South Africans for decades. Through courage and perseverance, Mandela and other leaders were eventually able to end apartheid and establish a democratic government that recognized equal rights for all. In his speech, Mandela pays tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the long fight against oppression. He is overwhelmed with a sense of victory at having achieved freedom and democracy for his people after such a long struggle.

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    Nelson Mandela summarizes his long struggle against apartheid in South Africa. He fought for freedom and equality against a regime that discriminated against and oppressed black South Africans for decades. Through courage and perseverance, Mandela and other leaders were eventually able to end apartheid and establish a democratic government that recognized equal rights for all. In his speech, Mandela pays tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the long fight against oppression. He is overwhelmed with a sense of victory at having achieved freedom and democracy for his people after such a long struggle.

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    Class 10

    English
    A Long Walk To Freedom

    1. Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any public buildings in India that
    are made of sandstone?
    Ans. The ceremonies took place in the Union Building amphitheater in Pretoria.
    Red Fort is made of sandstone.

    2. At the beginning of his speech, Mandela mentions ‘an extraordinary human disaster'.
    What does he mean by this? What is the 'glorious ... human achievement' he speaks of at
    the end?
    Ans. By human disaster, Nelson Mandela means to say that the Blacks have suffered a lot
    due to discrimination at the hands of whites.
    A great glorious human achievement is the fact that a black person had become the
    president of a country where the blacks were not considered as human beings and were
    treated badly.

    3. What does Mandela thank the international leaders for?


    Ans. Nelson Mandela thanks the international leaders for attending the ceremony in which
    a Black was being honoured to receive the highest post of the country.

    4. What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa?
    Ans. He wants Africa to be free in the true sense where all are equal. He wants the glorious
    land to be free from the discrimination of any sort.

    5. What do the military generals do? How has their attitude changed, and why?
    Ans. The Generals saluted Nelson Mandela.
    Their attitude towards Blacks had taken a great change. Instead of arresting a Black, they
    saluted him.
    6. How does Mandela describe the system of government in his country (i) in the first
    decade, and (ii) in the final decade, of the twentieth century?
    Ans. Nelson Mandela describes the system of government in his country as follows:
    (i) In the first decade, as the most inhumane, and harshest. The white people dominated
    over the Black or dark-skinned people of their own country and treated them worst than
    animals.
    (ii) In the final decade of the twentieth century it recognised the rights and freedoms of all
    people regardless of their colour.

    7. What does courage mean to Mandela?


    Ans. To Mandela, courage is to risk and give one's life for an idea. Courage is to stand up to
    attacks and tortures without breaking and to show strength and resilience that are
    unimaginable. In fact, courage is the triumph over fear.

    8. What 'twin obligations' does Mandela mention?


    Ans. Nelson Mandela mentions twin obligations in everybody's life. The first obligation is
    towards his family, his parents, his wife and his children or the people to whom he is related
    by birth and emotions. The second obligation is towards his people, his society and his
    country.

    9. Would you agree that the 'depths of oppression' create heights of character? How does
    Mandela illustrate this? Can you add your own example to this argument?
    Ans. The depths of oppression create heights of character because the people who are
    oppressed by the mightier learn to cooperate with the other members of the group. They
    are not afraid of their death, naturally they do not fall a prey to greed of any type. The more
    they tolerate the more is the fire for liberation ignited. The more they are oppressed, the
    more they tolerate. There are ample examples of such bravery and courage.
    Mahatma Gandhi resolved to send Britishers out of the country when he was oppressed by
    them. He felt that the greater the atrocities, the higher the resistance. The freedom fighters
    specially the revolutionaries were oppressed by the Britishers but they did not bend before
    them rather they preferred death to the humiliating life of a slave.
    10. How did Mandela's understanding of freedom change with age and experience?
    Ans. With the changing of age, Nelson Mandela realised that he had a lot of responsibilities
    towards his people, his community and his country. Now when he was grown up, he was
    not going to be contented with his own freedom. He could not be happy till all the Blacks
    were free from the discrimination on the basis of their colour. He felt the chains on his
    people were the chains on him. As he grew in years, he started thinking more about his
    people and country. Now he did not want anything for him because he had learnt that he
    could not be happy till his own people were happy.

    11. How did Nelson Mandela pay a tribute to the black people who sacrificed their lives for
    attaining freedom for their country? How can we do it for our country?
    Ans. Nelson Mandela had to fight against the inhumane government in South Africa. He
    fought against the policy of aparthied. He was not the first leader to initiate this movement.
    He joined them and succeeded. But he did not take entire credit for his success. He
    recognised their contribution and paid them a befitting tribute. He called himself simply the
    sum of all those Africans patriots who had laid the path towards the achievement of
    success. He continued the movement started by them. On the day of installation of the
    government, he missed all of them and expressed his gratitude towards them.
    We can do it for our country by expressing our gratitude towards all those who laid down
    their lives and comforts for the freedom of our nation. We must keep up the ideals which
    these great men had set up during the freedom struggle.

    12. Why was Nelson Mandela overwhelmed with a sense of victory? How did he succeed in
    ending the apartheid regime in South Africa?
    Ans. Nelson Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of victory because it was the victory of
    man's struggle against oppression and exploitations. It was a fight against the inhumane
    government in South Africa. He fought against the policy of Apartheid. He was not the first
    leader to initiate this movement. He joined other leaders who started it. He recognized their
    contribution and paid a befithing tribute. He called himself simply the sum of all those
    African patriots who had laid the path towards the achievement of success. He continued
    the struggle against Apartheid. The oppression, exploitation and discrimination against the
    blacks came to an end.
    It was a great victory after a long fight. It was an end of inhumane government in South
    Africa. The elected government was a victory for democracy.

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