Book Analysis: A Long Walk To Water

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In Linda Sue Park's book ‘A Long Walk to Water’ Salva Mawien Dut Ariik is 11 years old and must use his persistence and hopefulness to fight for survival. Salva is a child growing up in Sudan in the 1985 he is 11 he must make a 1000 mile trek for his own safety. During his lifetime he faces many challenges. He lost friends family and a home yet he continued to be persistent and to keep hope. Salva was put through more than one war during his lifetime. He had to persevere and push through, his life depended on it. One war Salva was put through was the tribal war against the Dinka and the Nuer. This impacted him in many ways. One way this affected him was he was left behind This was shown in the book when it says “Why had they left without