Non- Fiction
A Long Walk to Freedom
By: Nelson Mandela
"THE VILLAGE OF QUNU was situated in a narrow, grassy valley crisscrossed by clear streams,
and overlooked by green hills. It consisted of no more than a few hundred people who lived in huts,
which were beehive-shaped structures of mud walls, with a wooden pole in the center holding up
a peaked, grass roof. The floor was made of crushed ant-heap, the hard dome of excavated earth
above an ant colony, and was kept smooth by smearing it regularly with fresh cow dung. The smoke
from the hearth escaped through the roof, and the only opening was a low doorway one had to
stoop to walk through. The huts were generally grouped together in a residential area that was
some distance away from the maize fields. There were no roads, only paths through the grass worn
away by barefooted boys and women. The women and children of the village wore blankets dyed in
ocher; only the few Christians in the village wore Western-style clothing. Cattle, sheep, goats, and
horses grazed together in common pastures. The land around Qunu was mostly treeless except for
a cluster of poplars on a hill overlooking the village. The land itself was owned by the state. With
very few exceptions, Africans at the time did not enjoy private title to land in South Africa but were
tenants paying rent annually to the government. In the area, there were two small primary schools, a
generalstore, and a dipping tank to rid the cattle of ticks and diseases."...
and overlooked by green hills. It consisted of no more than a few hundred people who lived in huts,
which were beehive-shaped structures of mud walls, with a wooden pole in the center holding up
a peaked, grass roof. The floor was made of crushed ant-heap, the hard dome of excavated earth
above an ant colony, and was kept smooth by smearing it regularly with fresh cow dung. The smoke
from the hearth escaped through the roof, and the only opening was a low doorway one had to
stoop to walk through. The huts were generally grouped together in a residential area that was
some distance away from the maize fields. There were no roads, only paths through the grass worn
away by barefooted boys and women. The women and children of the village wore blankets dyed in
ocher; only the few Christians in the village wore Western-style clothing. Cattle, sheep, goats, and
horses grazed together in common pastures. The land around Qunu was mostly treeless except for
a cluster of poplars on a hill overlooking the village. The land itself was owned by the state. With
very few exceptions, Africans at the time did not enjoy private title to land in South Africa but were
tenants paying rent annually to the government. In the area, there were two small primary schools, a
generalstore, and a dipping tank to rid the cattle of ticks and diseases."...
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Quote
"The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom untill the end of my days" (6).
A Long Walk to Freedom
A Long Walk to Freedom
The quote above shows courage in Nelson Mandela, when he gets arrested. He stays true to his belief by not letting anyone else get to his head.
Relation to Courage
Nelson Mandela endured many hardships throughout his life. He fought for equality for an entire race of people and spent nearly 25 years of his life in prison. To fight for these things and hold onto his ideals for so many years took immense courage and perseverance.
Citation
Mandela, Nelson. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Boston: Little, Brown, 1994. Print