When you think of rebels, what comes to mind are terrorists, revolutionaries, and traitors. Rebels are not only resisted any ruling authority, but they also stand up for their own personal opinions despite what others say. Examples of people who didn’t accept the social norm would be such as Nelson Mandela and Mark Twain. Nelson was the first black president of South Africa and a civil rights activist. In his early years, Nelson started a crusade of resistance against the South African government and its policies. He tried to overthrow the government, but his action caused him to be incarcerated for 27 years. He was a symbol of resistance and he abolish the apartheid in South America. Mark Twain was American writer who lived in America in a time of radical transformation. Both Mandela and Twain have similar qualities but …show more content…
They both have various things in common such as they were rebels, against slavery, and they had a sense of humor. Throughout Mandela’s life, he was a rebel, he wanted to modify the South American government and it's racism on its citizen. He engaged in many resistance such as making numerous speech on the abolition of slavery. In Mandela's speeches, he uses humor to charm the media. Not only was his used of humor was effective, it was also dignified.Mandela hard work paid off when he triumphed over the apartheid and the ruling government.While Mark became a rebel through his writing. An example of his rebellious writing was in Huckleberry Finn, he portrayed how crucial slavery was and he also use his writings to show he was an abolitionist. Twain uses the Mississippi River to help show the issue of the necessity of freedom of people from the clutches of slavery. Mark Twain was also a comic just like Mandela, but instead of speeches, Twain wrote using satire. An example of Twain’s use of satire is in “ Jim Smiley and His Jumping