The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Essay

Throughout the memoir, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, The people of the small country of Malawi face drought and famine. William changes due to drought and famine. As several people die and William must make tough decisions, Williams's parents can’t send him to school, so he relies on books to fulfill his dream of becoming a scientist.to make things even worse, he has to decide to put down his dog. In this book, William frequently changes due to everything nature throws at him. Throughout the entire book, William changes the way he thinks quite often as in this book, nothing is consistent. In his world, his life is much harder than ours. Imagine living in a world where everything is constantly thrown at you and yet you still try your best.

He quite literally says, “Magic ruled the world,” but at the end of the chapter he says, “My belief in magic wavered.” William is later shown to believe in science. His belief in magic was destroyed after a lousy misunderstanding with a “witch doctor.” This changes him in several ways, as now he is much less scared. He now dares to build a literal windmill. We could benefit from his lesson. Just because we are told something does not mean that we need to believe it. Think of what good Williams's mind could do for modern society and how it could change our

When he first designed the Electric Wind, he was thinking about himself and the benefits of having electricity. Now he thinks for the good of his country. He had started building windmills in other places and he started to have “kids looking up to you” and just like that he is a new role model. William is a frequently changing character. He was kicked out of school but continues to grow. He had to think bigger than himself and for his country. And lastly, he now has quit his belief in magic. Williams's growth shows that as a person we can change too. I know we were all once that weird 7-year-old that believed in magic. We all can change for the better. I know that we would all benefit from an attitude. William is a good role model for