First Flight (Prose): Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom · Class 10 · CBSE English
How did Mandela’s understanding of 'freedom' change from his childhood to his youth?
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How did Mandela’s understanding of 'freedom' change from his childhood to his youth?
- A.As a child he wanted political rights, but as a youth he wanted religious freedom.
- B.As a boy, freedom was an illusion limited to running in the fields; as a young man, he discovered it was transitory and yearned for basic, honorable freedoms for his people.Correct answer
- C.As a child he desired wealth, whereas as a youth he valued solitude.
- D.His definition remained constant throughout his life as absolute anarchy.
Solution
In his youth, Mandela realized that his boyhood freedom was an illusion. Gradually, his hunger for his own freedom transformed into a greater hunger for the freedom of his people to live with dignity and self-respect.
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