William Kamkwamba Quotes

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In “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”, William Kamkwamba, our protagonist, goes through a series of grueling trials that normal humans would not be able to go through. What makes him different? William Kamkwamba can go through his hardship because of his resourcefulness and stubbornness. William is a very interesting human being. He seems to have a resourcefulness that is used for all of his inventions. William has to salvage unconventional parts to build his windmill such as when they need rubber to make the gears spin “All day Geoffrey and I dug through the rubbish pits at his house… after hours rummaging through mango skins… Geoffrey held up a shoe. One shoe”( The Boy, Pg 173). When building his windmill, he didn’t have all the parts he needed,