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In the book, " A Long Walk To Water" by Linda Sue Park, is a book about a little boy in Sothern Sudan who gets separated from his family due to war and must walk a great distance through tough terrain. He later grows up in the book and travels to America. The theme I am addressing is "Wars hurt the innocent." A quote that was found in the book was, "Where are we going? Where is my family? When will I see them again?” (11). This quote supports the theme, "War hurts the innocent” because Salva represents the innocent worrying about his family. This really shows the connection between wars and that they hurt the innocent because Salva doesn't know why the war came to him, making him an innocent kid. I think this quote really starts to show …show more content…

Even though this small quote is three words, this really sums up the main idea of "Wars hurt the innocent" well. I say this because the people of South Africa have never really felt "Away from home" like in the book they said and how they must leave their homes. I think people saying "Away from home" when their country is at war, really shows that wars hurt the innocent. The final quote I found is, "Into the bush. Do you hear me? Not home. Don't run home. They will be going into the villages, run into the bush" (10). In this quote, it explains very well how "Wars hurt the innocent" I say this because it explains the description by saying, "into the bush" and "Don't run home. They will be going into the villages" this idea really gives you the view of how the people are innocent and the wars are hurting them. In this moment in the book, really made me feel how it's so unfair how kids and adults have to leave the place they call home. The novel wraps up the idea of, "Wars hurt the innocent" by showing the walk and how Salva has to face many challenges like mosquitoes, a desert, losing a friend or loved one. Most of the quotes that were found show the journey or Salva leaving his home. The quotes show how this novel is based on the idea that wars hurt the

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