Key moments in stories are more important than people think. They are what make a story keep going and make it more fun to read. All stories have moments of truth. Moments of truth in a story are the things that can change the whole thing. In the texts “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind" by William Kamkwamba, and "Barrio Boy" by Ernesto Garlarzo, people experience moments of truth that change their lives. In “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind” he experiences moments of truth many times in the story. Sometimes the moments really affect him and other times they benefit him. Before chaos struck in Malawi, everything was fine. They were all growing enough food. Then eventually, William's uncle dies. After his uncle dies, everything eventually turns bad. …show more content…
Then William tries to find ideas on how to help his town and family. So, he goes to the library since he can’t go to the school, so then he starts to read books and figures out how to build a windmill. Ultimately, he gathers all the parts he needs and then starts to build his windmill, eventually he finishes and it starts to help. However, if this drought never happened, they would’ve never lost all their food. Then William would've never had the idea to go to the library and learn about all the stuff he did. So, he would’ve been trying to fetch more money so he could go back to school. Therefore, he would’ve never been a hero for his town. Consequently, he should’ve already had a plan for when things like that happen. In the text “Barrio Boy” there are many times when there could have been a moment of truth. There are times in the text when Ernesto benefits with his moments and also when he doesn't benefit with the