Salva's Motivation In Sud Civil War

In the book “A long walk to water” authored by linda sue park,salva has to go on a personal journey to survive and it impacted him majorly. What is a personal journey? One might ask. Well a personal journey is when someone or something goes on a journey and on their journey they go along and meet allies and friends,they have struggles or obstacles,and they change (mostly in a good way) throughout the story.One lesson this story suggests is that “Sometimes the pain and struggles that you encounter will help you succeed”. In the story “A long walk to water”. Salva went on a personal journey and it impacted him drastically. He had to get away from the war in sudan and he met many people that helped him, he had many conflicts and struggles,and he even witnessed his uncle passing away. But when things were at his worst he found a miracle.

“Mawien Dut sprinkles water on his son’s head, the Dinka way of blessing someone who was lost.” This reveals that Salva’s father and Salva have made it. The protected land in Africa. This also shows both of them being delighted and speechless to see each other. No words could come out of their mouths. Sobs of joy between both of them. Infinity love between both of them. Success between both of them. Amazement. Joy. LOVE. Additionally, they were one family again and were safe from the 21-year old civil war. If you look closely through the lenses of culture, you could see Dinka family members pouring water over their kid’s head. Later in the novel, Salva, delightful and solicitous. Began helping the other big tribe; the Nuer. The tribe killed his Uncle. The tribes have been fighting with his tribe for hundreds of years. The tribes have many similarities. Salva has helped make the Nuer think. “The Dinka and the Nuer were enemies-had been for hundreds of years. Why would a Dinka bring water to us?” This shows, Salva was resourceful to everyone in Southern Sudan. He gave everyone in Southern Sudan the right resources to eat and drink. Even his worst enemies. This also shows that Salva changed hundreds of lives in Southern Sudan. Furthermore, this idea makes people’s mind change about killing the other big tribe. If you look closely through the lens of place, you could see everyone feel joyful. Lucky. And mostly caring. This all happens

Throughout many people that have died during this war, Salva were one of the individuals to survive the hazardous lands of South Sudan. Survival was possible for Salva through the help of his uncle, refugee camps, hope and luck. The first factor that contributed to Salva’s survival was his uncle. Salva had been walking for days until he found his uncle. Uncle had a gun, because he used to work in the military.

In the novel “A long walk to water” by Linda Sue Park, Salva, a young man that lived in South Sudan throughout his childhood to his young-adult years, had faced many difficult challenges the young age of eleven. Salva had to flee from home because of Sudan’s civil war. He soon experienced a horrifying and dreadful life, his family gone, no resources in his group, he watched people die, walked for months, and lead twelve hundred boys to a refugee camp in Kenya. Salva survived this terrible life with the help of three factors, perseverance, luck, and relationships with others. Without any of these factors, Salva might not have been able to survive or possibly become the leader he is today.

In A Long Walk to Water, Linda Sue Park tells a story about one out of a thousand Southern Sudan lost boys named, Salva. Salva is a boy who ran away during the Southern Sudanese War. Salva moves from country to country to get away from this war. During the war he loses touch of his family. Salva soon escapes the war, now he’s trying to find his way to safety. Salva was able to survive In A Long Walk to Water, by having bravery, courage, and showing grit.

Salva keeps going even though he was devastated when he lost his friend Marial. Salva explained the loss of his friend as: “A cold fist seemed to grip Salva’s heart”(pg 38). He also kept going even though his uncle was shot dead. His beloved uncle who protected him, guided him, and loved him, was gone. “Now that Salva was without Uncle’s care and protection, the group’s attitude toward him changed”(pg 65). Salva faces traumatic events while crossing the river, he watches people get shot and killed. Later, Salva learned that thousands had died trying to cross the river, either drowned or shot or attacked by crocodiles (pg 79). After crossing the river only a few boys were alive, so Salva led the young boys to shelter. The boys kept walking, and walking till they found a safe

Salva’s uncle (Jewiir) was one of the many factors that aided him in his survival. When Jewiir, pretty much his only hope of protection and his source of

There's many factors that leads to one's survival. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is a creative non-fiction story about the life of one of the Lost Boys from South Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War; whose name is Salva. His journey wasn't the easiest in fact he was at risk for dying at any given second. There were multiple factors contributing to his survival, his uncle, determination, and physical resources. Salva's uncle was one of the main factors. He gave Salva the will to go on so he doesn't lose sight of what's important. Traveling across the hot dense desert isn't easy. Given the circumstances survival wasn't likely. But Salva proved that with willpower the toughest challenges can be overcome. While

Salva had a positive attitude to survive.when he was in the u.s he didn’t forget about the people in sudan.Which made him want to get clean water for them and he did.When the war took him away from family,he still hoped he would see them again. Which encouraged to continue walking,so later on he could see his family.

There are supposed to be refugee camps in Kenya.” (Park 79) Salva was scared of the war and of the soldiers so he thought of a safe path that would get him somewhere safer than the other two options. “One step at a time...one day at a time. Just today-just this day to get through.” (Park 82)

"A Long Walk To Water" by Linda Sue Park shows that even though Salva left his family because of war he still moved on. Salva is 11 years old and he is a Dinka. When rebels attacked his school he ran into the bush, leavening his family behind. After that, Salva joined many groups of people walking to Ethiopia. Later, Salva met a new friend and also learned that his uncle was part of the group but, both of them died, Salva's friend waso eaten by a lion, and his uncle was shot, and killed. Salva later arrived at a refuge camp but everyone was forced to leave. After years of moving from camp to camp, Salva was given a chance to go to America but, after a few years of being there he learned that his dad was still alive but was sick from drinking

The second survival factor that made survival possible for Salva was Uncle Jewiir’s advice. Not only was his advice a survival factor, but he himself was a survival factor. While Salva was crossing the desert in chapter 7 he found himself losing hope. But Uncle Jewiir didn’t let that happen. He made sure to stay by Salva’s side when he needed somebody for comfort and he gave advice. According to chapter 7 (page 41), it states that “If it hadn’t been Uncle, Salva might have gone crazy with fear. Uncle spoke to him all morning in a steady, low voice.” This shows us that Salva was afraid of the lions and he needed someone to comfort him. This also shows that without Uncle Jewiir Salva would probably be long gone. It also says in chapter 9 (page 53) that “As if by magic, Uncle was suddenly at his side. “Salva Mawien Dut Ariik!” he said, using Salva’s full name, loud and clear. Salva lifted his head, the sobs interrupted by surprise. “Do you see that group of bushes?” Uncle said, pointing. You need to only walk as far as those bushes. Can you do that, Salva Mawien Dut Ariik?” This shows us that Uncle Jewiir’s advice helped him a lot and what Uncle was trying to imply to Salva was to take a step at a time instead of taking it all in one time. Not only did Uncle Jewiir’s advice help now, but years later too. He was

If you were forced from your home due to war, how would you overcome challenges that head your way? Salva, is a young sudanese boy whose village is bombed because of the war. He is forced south toward Ethiopia, traveling on foot. As he walks there he experiences many obstacles such as, death, predators, and loss of shelter. Salva, the main character in Linda Sue Park’s

Life takes a strong toil when war strikes. People start to lose hope in survival and start believing in the wrong source of power. Revenge and world domination. It takes one to realize what truly matters, and that is life. But there are factors to lead to one’s survival and hope for a better path. In the novel that Linda Sue Park had written; a Long Walk To Water. Tells a story of compassion, bravery, and a little bit of luck, during one of the worst times in Southern Sudan. Told from a perspective of a young boy named Salva. Throughout the book, Salva had many factors that made survival possible for him, they include; Marial, Uncle, some luck on the way. These are the factors that helped him survive, even when tomorrow did not seem

Salva had a positive attitude without his family. Salva was very strong because he did not have his family and he was taking people to ethiopia. He also had lost his best friend and uncle. His friend gave him a positive side that he could get to ethiopia and america. His uncle was giving people hope and faith to get to ethiopia. People were very happy that they got to go to ethiopia to get a positive way