Write 2 page essay on the topic Nelson Mandela : Good and Bad Traits.He not only has compassion and fairness to all but also a sense of justice and freedom that every human being deserves. We know all

Write 2 page essay on the topic Nelson Mandela : Good and Bad Traits.

He not only has compassion and fairness to all but also a sense of justice and freedom that every human being deserves. We know all these because the media covered and made sure that the people know of him and his fight. The good things Mandela did and his fight for justice and freedom had great impact on the world because it made us realize our shortcomings when it comes to being member of a community of people. But nobody is perfect. Nelson Mandela may have been a good politician and freedom fighter. he may have the good and the best interest of the people in his heart and mind but as a family man, he is just like other ordinary people. with faults and negative traits.

In an article, David Jones said “During his epic struggle, he took a conscious decision to put the interests of ‘the nation’s family’ above his own, often neglecting his role as a husband and father… He mistreated his late first wife, Evelyn, leaving her to raise their three children alone. and abandoned his second, Winnie, and their two young daughters, to become a fugitive ­revolutionary during which time he had countless affairs” (para 13).

In the article “Nelson Mandelas daughter: I dont know if my father loves me. Sometimes children are not really loved by their parents” by Sharon Feinstein, she stated that “… in a report filed during their divorce in 1957, Evelyn claimed her husband repeatedly assaulted her and even threatened to kill her with an axe unless she left their home in Soweto. Mandela disputed her claims and they were never tested in a court of law” (para 22).

According to the book Mandela: The Authorized Portait, “Despite the bitterness and rancor that prevailed at the end of their marriage, Mandela never had anything but respect for his wife, whom he regarded warmly as a strong person and a good mother. Yet he was soon about town with his long-standing and supportive secretary, Ruth Mompari, or the lively Lilian Ngoyi, then president of the ANC