The teaching and studying of biographies and autobiographies can lead the students to see the world from a fresh perspective. These works help students to understand history through the lens of one person's experience.
Through the studying of the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, we can aware of the unjust nature of South African Society. The majority of Black South Africans had little opportunities either Economic or Political. Mandela reveals in his autobiography “The Long Walk to Freedom”, how he sought to make the best use of his time there. He helped to keep other Men’s spirits high and never compromised his political principles when offered early release. Towards the end of his prison spell his treatment improved as the South African establishment increasingly looked to negotiation, in the face of international isolation. Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990.
Other than recognize and discuss issues of life as presented in the autobiography, the students can be encouraged to develop and enhance their literary competence by lessons which focus on figurative and symbolic language and on voice or points of view. Students will also learn to understand the use of flashbacks and other distorted time sequences.
Through the studying of the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, we can aware of the unjust nature of South African Society. The majority of Black South Africans had little opportunities either Economic or Political. Mandela reveals in his autobiography “The Long Walk to Freedom”, how he sought to make the best use of his time there. He helped to keep other Men’s spirits high and never compromised his political principles when offered early release. Towards the end of his prison spell his treatment improved as the South African establishment increasingly looked to negotiation, in the face of international isolation. Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990.
Other than recognize and discuss issues of life as presented in the autobiography, the students can be encouraged to develop and enhance their literary competence by lessons which focus on figurative and symbolic language and on voice or points of view. Students will also learn to understand the use of flashbacks and other distorted time sequences.
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