After reading this poem, and knowing a little bit of Nelson Mandela's background, I can see how he could really relate to it. He went through so much, just for standing up for what he believed in. In the poem, it says "In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance, my head is bloody, but unbowed." I feel that this verse really described his life. When the opportunity to stand up for what he believed in arose, he chased it, and although it resulted in him being thrown in jail, he still stood up for it. Although he went through so much emotional distress after almost 26 years in prison, he still kept strong for what he believed in, even though he could have just as easily given up to be set free.
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