Question

Exatract the following
Chapter: Nelson Mandela - A long walk to Freedom (First Flight Textbook)

' I knew that the oppressor must be liberated as surely as the oppressed. A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred; he is looking behind the bars of prejudice and narrow mindedness.'

a) Who is the speaker here?
b) Whom do 'oppressor' and 'oppressed' refer to in the above lines?
c) According to the speaker, what should an oppressor be liberated from?
d) According to the author, when is a person truly free?

Answer 1

A Nelson Mandela is the speaker here .

B Oppressor referred to the majority of white people and oppressed referred to the black people .

C According to the speaker oppressor must be liberated because oppressor is a prisoner of hatred .

D According to the author all person become truly free when apartheid system is abolished from the country.