Changing Yourself

This quote is probably signifigant to Mathabane because he wanted to change the world, but he ended up changing himself first. He changed from the servant child to one who chased after his own dreams his own way. This quote is true to him because he was trying to change the world and, though he didn't think about it, he ended up changing himself. This is also a connection to the revolutionary people of Libya and Egypt. They wanted to change their local "world" but they didn't think about changing the way they look at the situation first. They just wanted the world to bend around their finger.