Tree Shaker: Chapters 5-8

Main characters:

• Nelson Mandela
• resistance
• persistent in his fight for equality
• Formed an ANC unit in cellblock
• Changed the whole prison scene
• had good self-control
• was freed February 1990
• won a noble peace prize in 1993
• Winnie Mandela
• while away from her husband she became a rebel
• hung with thugs
• urged people to be violent

Symbols or traditions--rituals:

• Protest
• The treatment of blacks vs. other races
• AIDs

Words or phrases that have a special meaning:

• savages
• AIDs
• Nelson Mandela

Discuss how the characters respond to their communities and/or change in their environment. What is the main character's flaw?

• Mandel responded to his community by standing up for them, he also became president and made things better for the Africans and people of Africa, however, he did so humbly addressing everyone who took part in overthrowing the Apartheid. 

The setting - country, tribe, city, state, time period:

• Robben island during the time of the apartheid 1948-1994
• Miniature Apartheid
• Turned into a Musume after Mandela was elected president

Bring a question:

• What if De Klerk would have won the election? What if no one stood up to Apartheid, what would South Africa be like today. 

One sentence summary:

Chapter 5 of  4: Robben Island University

• Chapter 4  takes place on Robben Island, the prison. This chapter touches on the prison system and the Apartheid that was happening in the prison and out side the prsion, it talks about the protest and the reactions of the people. 

Chapter 6 of 5: The Road To Power

• the apartheid system is ended and Mandela becomes president. In this chapter the road to power wasn't sweet at all a lot of people died but the outcome was great, not only that but South Africa was beginning to change it's Apartheid ways and beginning to heal

Chapter 7 of 6: President Mandela

• This chapter takes readers through a journey of a day with nelson Mandela. He shares with the readers his duties and the things he has done, this chapter talks about the old government and how it had made things worse but however thanks to Mandela things are better.

Chapter 8 of 0: Afterword: Saviors and Politicians

• This chapter concludes Tree shaker, by talking about Nelson Mandela and his humbleness as well as other people who have help during the Apartheid.