Pathos In Nelson Mandela

You can’t! You’re too little! You won’t! Ignorance is one word to describe the three previously stated phrases. Many people said those phrases to Nelson Mandela but he was determined to prove them wrong with education. Mandela made the decision to educate his people about the injustice and oppression in South Africa, a movement was formed. This movement was a nonviolent protest which went against the laws that was created for the African people by a white ruled government. The movement lead to the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and seven other South African leaders. Mandela was originally sentenced life in prison but he only served 27 years, 18 of those years were served on Robben Island, an isolated South African jail (Epatko). Furthermore,

A viewer can tell that Mandela might be posing for the picture but if one looks at his face expression they can tell that his mind is distant and his face wears a slight smile. His distant expression is not felt with worry and sadness nor overjoyed and happiness, it is neutral which is a sense of peace. One can tell that Mandela is staring beyond those prison bars but he does not seem bother while standing there with his head held high. Mandela appears to be at peace with not only himself but the world around as well because his face and body upper body language shows that he is calm and relaxed. Moreover, his shoulders are held low which shows that Mandela is truly relaxed. Even after having 27 years of his life stripped away from him, he was willing to go visit the place where he had been treated like an animal. Those factors didn’t stop Nelson when he was in prison neither did they when he became a