In the novel A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, the main character, Salva Dut, faces many undeniably difficult situations that require him to show qualities of determination and perseverance. Salva was an eleven-year-old boy living in Southern Sudan when the Civil War broke out in 1985. This war was being fought over religion. Families were displaced and forced to live in refugee camps with people from different tribes. Salva endured more hardships to show perseverance such as walking in a desert, leading The Lost Boys, and finding his family. In the village, Salva was in school when his teacher and class heard gun shots. Out of panic Salva’s teacher took action and directed the students in the bush away from all the danger. Once they made it out of the bush, Salva joined a group from his old village, and they began walking. After the first night, Salva had been abandoned and was split up from the group. He eventually found a new group to travel with. While walking in the desert with his new group, he was looked down on since he was the smallest and youngest, but he didn’t let what they said make him not persevere. …show more content…
Salva barely escaped with his life. Eventually he found himself the leader of 1,500 Lost Boys. He led them to a new refugee camp in Kenya on a journey that took a year and a half. Using the knowledge his uncle gave him, Salva taught the Lost Boys how to persevere through the desert and how use the resources they have to