How Does Salva Survive In A Long Walk To Water
In the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park,Salva is a young boy is living through a Civil War in Southern Sudan. Salva gets separated from his family and has to walk for years to refugee camps in other countries in Africa. Salva was one of the lost boys to come live in America. After visiting his sick father in Sudan, Salva gets inspired to bring clean water to the people who need it in Sudan by digging wells for them.Salva relies on his family, outside help, and perseverance to survive.
Family can help you survive hard times. Salva had to walk through the desert and was almost giving up. But then his Uncle Jewiir told him that he only had to walk to a certain point which made the walk easier for Salva. In pages 53-54 the author says,” ’ Do you see that group of bushes?’ uncle said pointing. ‘You need only to walk as far as those bushes. Can you do that, Salva Mawien Dut Ariik?’... uncle continued this way for the rest of the walk.” This quote shows that Uncle Jewiir helped Salva survive because he broke down the walk for Salva which prevented Salva from collapsing in the desert like other men did after not having enough water.
However there is another time that Uncle Jewiir helped Salva survive. After Salva’s friend Marial was eaten by lions during their walk, …show more content…
When Salva and other people were forced to cross the Gilo River, there were a lot of things that could have caused Salva’s death, but he told himself that he had to succeed and he did. In page 79 the author says,” The rain, the mad current…. He had to get across somehow… when at last the tips of his toes touched mud, he forced his limbs to make swimming motions last time. He lay there in the mud, choking and sobbing for breath.” This quote shows that even though the time was rough, Salva helped himself survive in an outstanding way. In some challenging times you might need to depend on yourself or your mental strength to be able to
Family can help you survive hard times. Salva had to walk through the desert and was almost giving up. But then his Uncle Jewiir told him that he only had to walk to a certain point which made the walk easier for Salva. In pages 53-54 the author says,” ’ Do you see that group of bushes?’ uncle said pointing. ‘You need only to walk as far as those bushes. Can you do that, Salva Mawien Dut Ariik?’... uncle continued this way for the rest of the walk.” This quote shows that Uncle Jewiir helped Salva survive because he broke down the walk for Salva which prevented Salva from collapsing in the desert like other men did after not having enough water.
However there is another time that Uncle Jewiir helped Salva survive. After Salva’s friend Marial was eaten by lions during their walk, …show more content…
When Salva and other people were forced to cross the Gilo River, there were a lot of things that could have caused Salva’s death, but he told himself that he had to succeed and he did. In page 79 the author says,” The rain, the mad current…. He had to get across somehow… when at last the tips of his toes touched mud, he forced his limbs to make swimming motions last time. He lay there in the mud, choking and sobbing for breath.” This quote shows that even though the time was rough, Salva helped himself survive in an outstanding way. In some challenging times you might need to depend on yourself or your mental strength to be able to