Question

What did the military generals do? How did their attitude change and why?

Answer 1

Hint: This question is taken from the lesson ‘A long walk to freedom. The lesson describes the life of Nelson Mandela and his sacrifices. He and other black people were subject to apartheid in South Africa. They had to face severe cruelty and prejudice by the whites.

Complete answer:
A lot of social inequality existed in South Africa between the Blacks and Whites. Nelson Mandela decided to raise his voice against this prejudice and along with courage and sacrifices he was able to change the whole system.

The highest military generals of the defense force of South Africa saluted Nelson Mandela and pledged their loyalty towards him. This was of great significance because there was a change in their attitude as during the apartheid regime those same generals would have arrested him. Their attitude changed because of the struggles and sacrifices of a lot of South African heroes who gave up their lives to make their nation free from any kind of discrimination and social inequality. They were able to change the mindset of people and proved that love is always stronger than hate and human beings are more inclined towards love rather than hate.

Nelson Mandela wanted a world where he could be free and do whatever he thought. To achieve this goal, he had to end the apartheid era which was a difficult task to do but with the determination and support of people he ended the regime and became the first Black president of South Africa.

Note:
-The story is written by Nelson Mandela himself about his life and struggles.
-In 1994, he was sworn in as the first Black president of South Africa.
-The author, through the story, intended to describe the social inequalities and prejudices that the black people faced in the South African nation. They were subject to cruelty and were treated as slaves. The theme of the story is that how Nelson Mandela and his fellow mates made sacrifices to make the country free from any form of discrimination.