CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else’s freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the newly elected president, Mandela had a vision for South Africa and recognized that no one could experience freedom unless everyone was free. He connected with the dismantled apartheid to create positive change, while setting an example of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Detailed explanation-3: -It tells the story of his life, from his humble beginnings in the South African countryside to his work as an iconic anti-apartheid freedom fighter, and ends, after chronicling his twenty-year prison sentence, with his final victory and release.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nelson Mandela doesn’t think that the oppressor is free, because, in his opinion, an oppressor is a victim of hatred, and is behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. Mandela thinks that both the oppressor and the oppressed are robbed of their humanity and peace. Was this answer helpful?