NELSON MADELA
LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Author : Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Pg. 17 : Activity
1. A rainbow gathering of different colours and nations
- A beautiful coming together of various people, like the colours in rainbow
2. The seat of white supremacy
- The centre of racial superiority
3. Be overwhelmed with a sense of history
- Feel deeply emotional, remembering and understanding all the past
events that have led up to the moment
4. Resilience that defies the imagination
- A great ability to remain unchanged after suffering
5. A glimmer of humanity
- A sign of human feeling
6. A twilight existence
- A half secret life, like a life lived in fading light between sunset and
darkness
Introduction : ‘Long Walk To Freedom’ is an
autobiography of Nelson Mandela, in which his struggle
against apartheid for his nation- South Africa is shared
in words. He believes courage is not absence of fear,
but the triumph over it.
Summary : Rolihlahla Mandela, the writer of
autobiography ‘Long Walk to Freedom’, has shared his
experience of 10th May, 1994 when he pledged to
uphold South Africa’s Constitution as the first(& former)
black president. The chapter is an extract from his
, novel, that summarizes his journey till he became
freedom fighter. Mandela shares a part of his speech,
the significance of the ceremony and the perfect point
of arrangements of that inauguration day/event. Then,
he shares his emotions about the African patriots and
their efforts to give liberty to their national people.
Lastly, Nelson Mandela writes about his life, how he
lived in the racial discrimination, how the hunger of
freedom rose to him, and what did he struggle to
achieve this honour.
Short Question Answers / Objectives / Word meanings :
1. The first pledge was sworn by second deputy
president – Mr. De Klerk.
2. The second pledge was sworn by the deputy
president – Thabo Mbeki.
3. Oppression : an unjust treatment to a person or a
group of people
4. Oppressed : a person or a group of people who is
being treated inhumanly/poorly
5. Oppressor : a person or a system that terrifies the
people
6. Dawned : presenting a new beginning like the
morning of a day.
7. Dignitaries : people with higher post of authority
(in government or so); VIP
8. What does the inauguration present? The
inauguration ceremony presented the largest
gathering on the soil of South Africa which was
held to celebrate/announce the new democratic,
non-racial government.
LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Author : Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Pg. 17 : Activity
1. A rainbow gathering of different colours and nations
- A beautiful coming together of various people, like the colours in rainbow
2. The seat of white supremacy
- The centre of racial superiority
3. Be overwhelmed with a sense of history
- Feel deeply emotional, remembering and understanding all the past
events that have led up to the moment
4. Resilience that defies the imagination
- A great ability to remain unchanged after suffering
5. A glimmer of humanity
- A sign of human feeling
6. A twilight existence
- A half secret life, like a life lived in fading light between sunset and
darkness
Introduction : ‘Long Walk To Freedom’ is an
autobiography of Nelson Mandela, in which his struggle
against apartheid for his nation- South Africa is shared
in words. He believes courage is not absence of fear,
but the triumph over it.
Summary : Rolihlahla Mandela, the writer of
autobiography ‘Long Walk to Freedom’, has shared his
experience of 10th May, 1994 when he pledged to
uphold South Africa’s Constitution as the first(& former)
black president. The chapter is an extract from his
, novel, that summarizes his journey till he became
freedom fighter. Mandela shares a part of his speech,
the significance of the ceremony and the perfect point
of arrangements of that inauguration day/event. Then,
he shares his emotions about the African patriots and
their efforts to give liberty to their national people.
Lastly, Nelson Mandela writes about his life, how he
lived in the racial discrimination, how the hunger of
freedom rose to him, and what did he struggle to
achieve this honour.
Short Question Answers / Objectives / Word meanings :
1. The first pledge was sworn by second deputy
president – Mr. De Klerk.
2. The second pledge was sworn by the deputy
president – Thabo Mbeki.
3. Oppression : an unjust treatment to a person or a
group of people
4. Oppressed : a person or a group of people who is
being treated inhumanly/poorly
5. Oppressor : a person or a system that terrifies the
people
6. Dawned : presenting a new beginning like the
morning of a day.
7. Dignitaries : people with higher post of authority
(in government or so); VIP
8. What does the inauguration present? The
inauguration ceremony presented the largest
gathering on the soil of South Africa which was
held to celebrate/announce the new democratic,
non-racial government.
