Long Walk to Freedom

Long Walk to Freedom

by

Nelson Mandela

Long Walk to Freedom: Chapter 43 Summary & Analysis

Summary
Analysis
During the early part of his hiding, Mandela lives in a White suburb called Berea with the family of Wolfie Kodesh, a reporter who fought in World War II. He stays inside almost all day, even running in place for an hour for exercise. Mandela leaves after some passersby discover Mandela has left milk out to make amasi (a type of sour milk), since a White person wouldn’t usually make this. Mandela moves on to a doctor’s house in Johannesburg.
Mandela’s mistake with the amasi shows how in hiding, even the smallest actions can have consequences. It also shows how Mandela can’t help being who he is (making the milk that he had as a child), and that for this reason, hiding doesn’t come naturally to him. This once again shows Mandela’s honest nature.
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