The article "After Mandela" by Patricia Smith is about life in South Africa before and after Nelson Mandela. In 1964 Nelson Mandela was accused of trying to overthrow the government. He was found guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. "After years of international pressure things changed in 1990." Government freed Mandela after he'd spent 27 years in prison. After he was freed Apartheid had officially ended in 1991. Three years later Mandela decided to run for president. Africans feared a bloodbath but Mandela called to move forward rather than turning to violence. The author wants me to know the successes and setbacks of living after Mandela. One example of a success is the number of middle-class black citizens has double. One example of a setback is 20% of the adults have HIV.
I think the authors purpose for writing this article is to show others what life is like for the people in South Africa. One example that shows a success is many black citizens had running water and electricity for the first time. This article shows me that Mandela change South Africa in a positive way. One example of a setback is there were many poor black people and while whites remained middle or upper-class. Patricia Smith wants me to feel sorry for the people of South Africa. She wants me to feel that I could help them, but truly I can't. Nokuthula Maguabane is 18 and is trying to do something for older generations of black South Africans. She is praising Afrikaans. Afrikaans is a language used by the "white minority who ruled South Africa for decades under apartheid." Many blacks have long considered Afrikaans the language of the oppressors. The blacks do not understand Afrikaans is just a language. Maguabane feels the same way.
From reading "After Mandela" by Patricia Smith I find that Nokuthula Maguabane is trying to follow in Mandela's footsteps. She and many others are trying to create the South Africa that Mandela "would have loved to see."
I think the authors purpose for writing this article is to show others what life is like for the people in South Africa. One example that shows a success is many black citizens had running water and electricity for the first time. This article shows me that Mandela change South Africa in a positive way. One example of a setback is there were many poor black people and while whites remained middle or upper-class. Patricia Smith wants me to feel sorry for the people of South Africa. She wants me to feel that I could help them, but truly I can't. Nokuthula Maguabane is 18 and is trying to do something for older generations of black South Africans. She is praising Afrikaans. Afrikaans is a language used by the "white minority who ruled South Africa for decades under apartheid." Many blacks have long considered Afrikaans the language of the oppressors. The blacks do not understand Afrikaans is just a language. Maguabane feels the same way.
From reading "After Mandela" by Patricia Smith I find that Nokuthula Maguabane is trying to follow in Mandela's footsteps. She and many others are trying to create the South Africa that Mandela "would have loved to see."
Work Cited
"After Mandela." After Mandela. N.p, n.d. Web. 20 Jan 2014.
Smith, Patricia. "After Mandela." Upfront [New York] 13 Jan. 2014
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