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Chapter 102
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Long Walk to Freedom, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Racism and Division
Negotiation, Democracy, and Progress
Nonviolent Protest vs. Violent Protest
The Value of Optimism
Summary
Analysis
When he returns to South Africa, Mandela has to deal with issues within the ANC. One involves Chief Buthelezi, who split off from the ANC and now leads a violent resistance group called the Inkatha. Mandela makes plans to meet with him to try to stop the violence.
Mandela’s conflicts with Chief Buthelezi show once again how even among Black South Africans, there is disagreement about what to do about apartheid. Mandela is honest about the challenges the country still faces, even after he finally obtains his release. That is, his release from prison is important, but it wasn’t his primary goal. Abolishing apartheid is his goal.
Themes
