Though the NCERT books are written in simple language some words have to be used by the authors to culminate their story. So, the meaning of these kinds of words is also given on the page wherever they are mentioned.
If the student wants to recap the story, then he/she can do it with the help of questions headed ‘Oral Comprehension Check’.
The name of the chapter is enough to state that the storyline is based on the life of a South African social worker who fought for Blacks, stood for the abolition of the apartheid system, and was imprisoned for 27 years.
At the end of the chapter, some exercises related to grammar can be done by the students to brush up on their grammatical skills.
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NCERT Solutions for Chapter 2: Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom
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Chapter 1: A Letter to God
Chapter 3: Two Stories About Flying
Chapter 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank
Chapter 5: The Hundred Dresses–I
Chapter 6: The Hundred Dresses–II
Chapter 7: Glimpses of India
Chapter 8: Mijbil the Otter
Chapter 9: Madam Rides the Bus
Chapter 10: The Sermon at Benares
Chapter 11: The Proposal
Check Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Chapter 2: Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom
What were Mandela’s opinions about the first and last decades of the twentieth century? Why does he say on the day of the inauguration that he was overwhelmed with a sense of history?
On the day of the inauguration, the speaker’s mind went back to history. He remembered the first decade, when the whites ruled over South Africa and they made a discrimination against the blacks. They built a system of racial discrimination against the blacks. Their behaviour was full of cruelty. They meted out inhuman treatment to the blacks. But now in the last decade of this century, this cruel system was overturned. Now a new system replaced it. It was the first democratic government of South Africa. Now there will be no discrimination on the basis of colour.
That is why, on the day of the inauguration, he was overwhelmed with a sense of history.
What ideas does Mandela have about courage, love and hate?
According to Mandela, he learnt the meaning of courage from his comrades. They struggled very hard for the freedom of the country. They did not care for their lives. They sacrificed everything for their people and country. They did not break before the brutality of the oppressors. They showed their full strength. So Mandela learned courage from them. To him, courage means not the absence of fear but the victory over it. The brave man is one who conquers fear. No man is born hating another man due to colour or religion. Love comes more naturally to the human heart than hate. According to Mandela, both the oppressor and the oppressed are the prisoners of hatred. No one can become happy after taking away other’s freedom.
