Hello students , today we are going to study chapter two of the book First flight. The chapter is about the freedom struggle of Mr Nelson Mandela , the first black president of South Africa. Here I am providing all of you the Sumary of the chapter two. please See the PPT and note down th Summary in your note book.
This chapter has been taken from Nelson Mandela’s book of the same name ‘Nelson Mandela : A Long Walk to Freedom’.
The chapter recounts his fight for the freedom for his country and his own people who were tortured by whites.
In this chapter Mandela describes two opposit pictures of his own country- one, in which the blacks were tortured and suffered quietly and second, the blacks will be free to live the life of their own.
>It was 10th May the day of oath with a bright and shiny sun. Nelson Mandela was supposed to take oath as the first black President of South Africa.
> A large number of leaders all from around the world had gathered there to be the witness of the swearing-in ceremony of Nelson Mandela.
> The inauguration ceremony took place in a big open building in Pretoria.
>Mandela was accompanied by his daughter Zenani. Mr Deklerk was the first person who took oath as secpnd Deputy President followed by Mr Thabo Mbeki who took oath as the first Deputy President of South Africa.
> Mandela took oath in the last.
> He pledged to obey and uphold the Constitution and to devote himself to the well-being of the people and to make the nation free from poverty, deprivation, suffering and all sort of discrimination.
>After oath ceremony, South African jets displayed the military power. it showed the loyalty of military to the democracy. The highest military generals saluted him who would have arrested him many years before.
> It was followed by the playing of two national anthems. The whites’sang ‘Nkosi Sikelel’ the old song and the blacks sang ‘Die Stem’ the new song which marked the end of the ceremony.
> madel recounts the history where the whites had formed a system of racial dominance against the blacks.
Mandela remembers old days of history and racism that will perish soon. It was the basis of the harsh societies which is now overturned. He says , that the policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting wound on his country and its people.
Now the system has recognised the rights and freedom of all people of the country.
On the auspicious day Mandela regrets the loss of thousands of people and rememberes their sacrifices for the freedom from discrimination.
He thinks of himself as the sum of all those African patriots who sacrificed their lives . He felt sorry that he couldn’t thank them.
He recalls great freedom fighters like Oliver, Tambos, Walter Sisulu, Chief Luthuli, Yusuf Dadoo, etc. they are the men of uncommon courage, wisdom and generosity.
He says that the country is rich in minerals but its greatest wealth is its people.
> Mandela says that being white or black is not the token of anyones goodness or superiority. No one is born to hate others. People should love each other. It is man’s essential goodness.
A man has to perform duties to his family, community and country which he didn’t see in his country before he pushed himself to fight for the blacks. Earlier A black man was punished if he tried to live like a human and forced to live apart from his family. So, he was not allowed to perform his duties to his family.
>In childhood he had different meaning freedom. He wanted to run in the fields and wanted to stay out at night. As he grew older he wanted the freedom of livelihood for himself and his family.
But soon he realised that such freedom was only an illusion. He found his brothers and sisters who looked like him were not free, so he joined African National Congress (ANC). His hunger for freedom became great for the freedom of his people. He wanted everyone should be given the right to live life with dignity and respect. He hoped the oppressor and the oppressed to be liberated. As no one is free if one is taking someone else’s freedom. Only such feelings can bring true freedom for everyone.
The chapter recounts his fight for the freedom for his country and his own people who were tortured by whites.
In this chapter Mandela describes two opposit pictures of his own country- one, in which the blacks were tortured and suffered quietly and second, the blacks will be free to live the life of their own.
>It was 10th May the day of oath with a bright and shiny sun. Nelson Mandela was supposed to take oath as the first black President of South Africa.
> A large number of leaders all from around the world had gathered there to be the witness of the swearing-in ceremony of Nelson Mandela.
> The inauguration ceremony took place in a big open building in Pretoria.
>Mandela was accompanied by his daughter Zenani. Mr Deklerk was the first person who took oath as secpnd Deputy President followed by Mr Thabo Mbeki who took oath as the first Deputy President of South Africa.
> Mandela took oath in the last.
> He pledged to obey and uphold the Constitution and to devote himself to the well-being of the people and to make the nation free from poverty, deprivation, suffering and all sort of discrimination.
>After oath ceremony, South African jets displayed the military power. it showed the loyalty of military to the democracy. The highest military generals saluted him who would have arrested him many years before.
> It was followed by the playing of two national anthems. The whites’sang ‘Nkosi Sikelel’ the old song and the blacks sang ‘Die Stem’ the new song which marked the end of the ceremony.
> madel recounts the history where the whites had formed a system of racial dominance against the blacks.
Mandela remembers old days of history and racism that will perish soon. It was the basis of the harsh societies which is now overturned. He says , that the policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting wound on his country and its people.
Now the system has recognised the rights and freedom of all people of the country.
On the auspicious day Mandela regrets the loss of thousands of people and rememberes their sacrifices for the freedom from discrimination.
He thinks of himself as the sum of all those African patriots who sacrificed their lives . He felt sorry that he couldn’t thank them.
He recalls great freedom fighters like Oliver, Tambos, Walter Sisulu, Chief Luthuli, Yusuf Dadoo, etc. they are the men of uncommon courage, wisdom and generosity.
He says that the country is rich in minerals but its greatest wealth is its people.
> Mandela says that being white or black is not the token of anyones goodness or superiority. No one is born to hate others. People should love each other. It is man’s essential goodness.
A man has to perform duties to his family, community and country which he didn’t see in his country before he pushed himself to fight for the blacks. Earlier A black man was punished if he tried to live like a human and forced to live apart from his family. So, he was not allowed to perform his duties to his family.
>In childhood he had different meaning freedom. He wanted to run in the fields and wanted to stay out at night. As he grew older he wanted the freedom of livelihood for himself and his family.
But soon he realised that such freedom was only an illusion. He found his brothers and sisters who looked like him were not free, so he joined African National Congress (ANC). His hunger for freedom became great for the freedom of his people. He wanted everyone should be given the right to live life with dignity and respect. He hoped the oppressor and the oppressed to be liberated. As no one is free if one is taking someone else’s freedom. Only such feelings can bring true freedom for everyone.
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