the Lost Boys from South Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War. The primary character, Salva Dut, relates his life from a pre-teenager wandering with groups of other war victims from refugee camp to refugee camp, and then to his new home with his new family in Rochester, New York as a young adult, and finally back to his family of origin in Sudan. Ultimately, Salva creates an organization that digs wells, the ultimate gift of life, for small Sudanese villages. The book opens with Salva daydreaming
Sudan Civil War There is no such thing as a perfect society, and when countries strive to achieve this, nothing perfect is going to be produced. It is often shown in areas where one group of people believe that their way of living is of greater value than the others. The viewpoints a President and Vice President have based off of their religion, have the country of Sudan wrapped up in a civil war that could possibly be solved by the creation of a freedom of religion that would finally unite this
Have you ever been in a life threatening situation? Well 11 years old Salva has. During the Second Sudanese Civil War, Salva was one of several millions of people in danger. Salva was in school one day when gunfire erupted outside. There had been fighting in Southern Sudan between government troops and the rebels for two years. Following his teacher’s orders, Salva runs into the bush, away from his home and family, and soon joins a group of other people who are all fleeing the fighting. At night
confronted them non-stop and heroically. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park chronicles the journey of Salva Dut, one of thousands of the Lost Boys of Sudan. The Lost Boys fled from their homes because of the Second Sudanese Civil War during the 1980s. To be safe from the dangerous war, they migrated through different countries. Salva’s factual story shows how he survived his journey across Africa to make it to protection. Salva finding cover, finding food, and being a leader are the three factors
Perseverance is the main theme in the story, A Long Walk To Water. This is because the main characters Salva and Nya had to persevere through many tough times. Some of those difficulties were when Salva persevered to get through the Akobo Desert and how Nya got through a tough life. The first example is how Salva persevered through the Akobo Desert. There are many ways Salva persevered through the Akobo Desert. Some of those ways include when Salva was about to give up and just took the trip one
Determination and strength often help people through their challenges. The half non-Fiction and half historical fiction book, A long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park, Is a story about an eleven year old boy named Salva who is part of the Dinka tribe and lives in Southern Sudan in the village of Loun-Arik. The memoir, From chapter 13: The Diary of Gul Makai, By Malala Yousafzi, is a story about an eleven year old girl named Malala Yousafzi and what she does to fight for her right to Learn. Salva and
Sudan have dirty water, wild animals, the many wars and a lot more hardships they need to face. In the book “A long walk to water” by: Linda Sue Park, is a book that takes place in Southern Sudan and features all the hardships Salva and Nya had to face while living there such as wild animals, wars, fights through tribes, lack of water and food. Hardships Salva faced in Southern Sudan are lack of water/ food, the wild animals, and the fighting/ war. One of the hardships Salva had to face in Southern
Salva, a 11 year old boy, who was separated from his family while running away from school due to war and needs to get to safety. He had gone through many dangerous challenges such as getting honey from the honey bees , swimming in the lake of crocodiles, ect… but he was able to survive. The factors which made survival possible for Salva in “ A Long Walk To Water” was motivation, helpful people, and basic needs. These factors were helpful because it would prevent Salva from dying or becoming more
and found his family. In conclusion, Salva was a character in the book who constantly struggled to survive the terrible challenges of living in harsh climate of south Sudan. During this time he tries to outrun the war while looking for his family, because they got seperated by the war. He has been running through extreme heat and facing dehydration, However he survived mostly because of his
In the book,”A Long Walk to Water,” by Linda Sue Park, Nya and Salva are mainly affected by the places around them the most.Nya and her family move just to be able to have water.Nya has to walk to get water every day.Salva has to leave his home just because of the war.Salva also has to run away to seek shelter and safety almost dying every time. First, The water shortage in Nya’s village affected her life.”Every year when the rivers stopped and the pond near the village is dried up, Nya’s family
“Which is not much more than just a caboodle of houses roosting in a green spot alongside the Ohio River.” (Creech Pg.1) This explains how Sal the protagonist of the book “Walk Two Moons” describes where she lives. In the novel “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech, Sal the main character, in the beginning gets an offer to go to see her mother but she refuses the offer, yet she gets forced to go she still argues against them but in the end finally accepts the offer, going on the journey Sal finds out
of traveling through deserts and to refugee camps. Salva Dut definitely proved that he was a survivor. This Paper is from the book “A long Walk to Water” written by Linda Sue Parks. The main character Salva Dut, who was eleven year old boy when the war was brought to him. Living in his home village of Loun-Ariik he had to escape out into the wild or “run into the bushes” as his teacher told him during one fateful school day after hearing gunshots and fighting. As soon as he ran out of the school,
In 2014 Salvas foundation Water for South Sudan has drilled more than 200 wells for the tribes. The book's name is A Long Walk to Water. The author of the book is Linda Sue Park. The war in sudan started in 1983 and ended in 2005. The war killed at least 2 million people and left many people homeless without any place to go or anyone to go to for help. Salva is a survivor because he didn't get defeated by any of the animals, he almost got killed many times, and because his environment was very harsh
Success is possible if you try hard enough. A Long Walk to Water By Linda Sue Park is a memoir about a 11 year old boy named Salva from southern Sudan who is running from war for the safety of his life. Another example of strength and determination is the incident with Malala Yousafzia. I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai is a memoir about how a 11 year old girl named Malala Stood up for girls education and was shot by the Taliban. Salva and Malala used both Determination and strength to overcome their
Despite the differences in their background they are both faced with difficult crises. Armed conflict was a big part of this story and was first illustrated in the very beginning. “Gunfire, everyone down. The teacher shouted,” (1). This is when the Sudanese soldiers from the north break into Salva’s school and force them out. This illustrates armed conflict by people breaking into a school to threaten the students and teachers with guns. Another time armed conflict is illustrated is on page 62. “As
Along walk to Water is a story based on the challenges of the two main characters, Nya and Salva. Nya an 11 year old girl living in 2008 and Salva an 11 year old boy living in 1985, Both raised in the country sudan. The story follows the two through a war as they face both physical and emotional challenges, though they both face problems not all of them are the same or different. Further into detail on comparing their challenges, we can think about the differences and similarities in their emotional
Imagine yourself trapped in a location where war and isolation are part of your everyday life. Are you prepared to walk miles through the dark nights of Africa, bare foot in search for protection and resources. Similarly in the novel “A Long Walk to Water” a young boy named Salva Mawien is struggling through the tough times of Sudan. As an eleven year old, getting drifted away from his beloved ones in just a matter time, the only answer to survive is to abandon home and flee. A life changing decision
“Don’t judge a man until you walked two moons in his moccasins.” (Creech pg) This saying repeats several times in the book Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech. Salamanca Tree Hiddle goes through many complicated events, which makes her not accept the fact that her mother, Chanhassen leaves. Sal goes on a journey with her grandparents from Euclid, Ohio to Lewiston, Idaho. Along the trip, we get familiar with Sal’s friend, Phoebe Winterbottom. Not only does Sal learn about historical facts and her real
A student can learn about sudan in the book called Along walk to water.This book shows all the trouble people had to go through when the war was going on in 1985 and how it was in 2008 later after that war.This book also tells about these peoples life. Also this book tells what their feeling are and how they went on and on without stopping. A long book to water shows their environment. There environment in the book along walk to water in southern sudan was It was very dry and sandy.They live
people take betrayal to the extreme, Paul Rusesabagina in his book, An Ordinary Man, proofs how violence is unnecessary while standing against the power of the word. As Rusesabagina states, words are “powerful tools of life”(Rusesabagina, 19). The war between the two different ethnic groups, Hutus and Tutsis, and the death of thousands left a mark Rwanda’s memory; the author says: “It is the darkest bead on our national necklace” (222). Even though a large part of Rwanda’s population is massacred