The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Rachel Mc-
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba was born in a small country called Malawi, where there was no electricity, running water or other conveniences of the modern world. After a famine struck Malawi, William was forced to drop out of school because his parents couldn’t afford the tuition. In the autobiographical book “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” William recounts how he single handedly brought modern technology to his country, and the determination, curiosity, and ambition it took to do so. William didn’t let his lack of education deter him from accomplishing his goal; to build a windmill for him and his family. He visited a library and because his English wasn’t very good, he was guided mainly by pictures and diagrams on how to build a windmill. He also went to a junkyard to gather all the materials he would use to create the windmill. This shows that William isn’t afraid to take matters into his own hands, and that he is curious as well because he wanted to learn about electricity and running water regardless of not being provided an education. Throughout the book William is very determined. Even when people start to call him crazy for building the windmill and criticize him for ‘blowing away the clouds’ and causing a drought, he continues to build it. On page 178 Williams says “At first I’d tried to explain the windmill but they just laughed and said ‘Iwe you’re wasting your time this junk is good for nothing.”
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba was born in a small country called Malawi, where there was no electricity, running water or other conveniences of the modern world. After a famine struck Malawi, William was forced to drop out of school because his parents couldn’t afford the tuition. In the autobiographical book “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” William recounts how he single handedly brought modern technology to his country, and the determination, curiosity, and ambition it took to do so. William didn’t let his lack of education deter him from accomplishing his goal; to build a windmill for him and his family. He visited a library and because his English wasn’t very good, he was guided mainly by pictures and diagrams on how to build a windmill. He also went to a junkyard to gather all the materials he would use to create the windmill. This shows that William isn’t afraid to take matters into his own hands, and that he is curious as well because he wanted to learn about electricity and running water regardless of not being provided an education. Throughout the book William is very determined. Even when people start to call him crazy for building the windmill and criticize him for ‘blowing away the clouds’ and causing a drought, he continues to build it. On page 178 Williams says “At first I’d tried to explain the windmill but they just laughed and said ‘Iwe you’re wasting your time this junk is good for nothing.”