"Every group had stories of terrible peril"(pg.80). I am on page 115 of A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park- this is where all of Salva's hard work finally pays off. Since my last post a lot has happened in the novel. Salva reached the camp in Kenya and learned a little English from one of the volunteers. He was also chosen to live with a family in America where he gained a college education and developed an organization to help bring water to southern Sudan. During his time in college, Salva received information from a friend in Sudan that his father is receiving treatment for worms after years of drinking dirty water. Salva flew over to learn that his mother and one of his three brothers are also still alive.
The story began with a solemn tone, as I was carried through all of Salva's hard life experiences such as walking in harsh conditions for a year and a half to reach the next refugee camp. To help portray these conditions the author uses descriptive yet simple words like terrible and peril, rather than ending at the word stories, to create a deeper image or thought. With in the last twenty pages of reading the tone made a shift to inspirational and uplifting. From Salva's newly profound leadership to his budding achievements in building wells for the people of sudan, I can't help but feel the need to do good and to not take the little things for granted.
The story began with a solemn tone, as I was carried through all of Salva's hard life experiences such as walking in harsh conditions for a year and a half to reach the next refugee camp. To help portray these conditions the author uses descriptive yet simple words like terrible and peril, rather than ending at the word stories, to create a deeper image or thought. With in the last twenty pages of reading the tone made a shift to inspirational and uplifting. From Salva's newly profound leadership to his budding achievements in building wells for the people of sudan, I can't help but feel the need to do good and to not take the little things for granted.