Discussion Questions

1. According to President Mandela, as portrayed by Morgan Freeman in this film,

what is the
Essence of leadership?
To become the best and even better than people thought he could be as a leader.
2. What are some traits we see in President Mandelas character that shows hes a
good
leader?
His speech is fascinating and intriguing and sounds confident and pleasant about
his topic/point.
He also finds inspiration in uniting the nation. Mandela is a humble and open
minded person.
3. Whats Francois philosophy of leadership? Is it a good one?
He tries to lead with an example. By doing this, he shows that he is a hardworking
and focused person. In my opinion, he is a good leader.
4. What are some leadership traits we see in Francois?
He is respectful. He knows his job as a rugby captain is nothing compared to being
to being the president of his country. He takes his job very seriously.
5. What does the poem Invictus mean to Mandela? What might we expect
Invictus to
mean for South Africa as a nation?
Mandela was inspired to write invictus while he was in jail. Mandela believes that
even though South Africa is full of poverty, they still have chances of getting better.
As the president, its his job to show the people how and what they need to do to
get out of poverty and survive in the modern world.