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How Is Mandela Related To Apartheid Free Country

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Mandela leads South Africa to an apartheid free country through the country’s main sport rugby. The documentary starts off by introducing conflict “’rugby is war…it is a battle of guts.’” A metaphor is used to compare rugby to a crime, where lives are lost. This displays the commitment to the sport, despite the dangerous consequences. Rugby is also used as a symbol “’rugby [represents]…the worst of apartheid.’” Rugby symbolizes the feud between the blacks and whites of South Africa. Justice Bekebeke, an activist, provides another perspective on the game of rugby in south Africa, “’every time the beat up one of the white guys we would shout for joy…[what] they did to us on a daily basis, they got it on this rugby field.’” It is ironic how they …show more content…

However, the doubt is gone when Mandela openly shows his pride for the team and his country, “’There is Mandela – somebody could execute him. There he stands in all his blackness, behind this white sport – with these big boys.’” This statement can be an allegory that represents the elimination of apartheid in South Africa. The ‘blackness’ represents all the black people of south Africa who have been suffering because of the fear of standing up could result in an execution. Moreover, the white sport, known as rugby, shows who is dominant. It is ironic for a black man to be standing in front of white people during the time of apartheid. However, Mandela changed the views of many South Africans “’He was our 16th man’” this is a reference to the title. In a rugby team, there are 15 players on the field, in this case the extra player could stand for Mandela because he was considered to be a part of the

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