First Flight (Prose): Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom · Class 10 · CBSE English
What does Mandela note about the oppressors and the oppressed regarding humanity?
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What does Mandela note about the oppressors and the oppressed regarding humanity?
- A.The oppressor is as much a prisoner as the oppressed, locked behind the bars of prejudice and hatred.Correct answer
- B.The oppressor enjoys absolute freedom while the oppressed suffers silently forever.
- C.The oppressed eventually becomes a worse oppressor once given power.
- D.Both groups share identical economic privileges under democracy.
Solution
Mandela famously asserts that a man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness, and is thus not truly free.
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