Question

8. How did Mandela's understanding of freedom change with age and experience

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Answer 1

Answer: With age, Nelson Mandela realised that he had a lot of responsibilities of his people his community and his country. As a boy , Mandela did not have a hunger for freedom because he thought that he was born free . He believe that as long as he obeyed his father and abided by the custom of his tribe he was free in every possible manner .

Answer 2

Mandela's understanding of freedom changed with age and experience in the following way-

• As a young child, Mandela felt free to do the things he liked and understood that obeying his parents' commands would get him that.
• As he began to grow older, he realized that the freedom to earn a decent living and exercise his rights in society was not as easy.
• With age and experience, he understood that it was an important struggle for all black people.

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