A Long Walk To Water Quotes

Sacrificing something is really hard to do. What if you had to sacrifice your family, food and water. Some people would say “How would you Survive.” In the novel A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park a young boy named Salva Dut had to flee his home in South Sudan because of war. Salva has no food, water and doesn't have his family. Salva grows from a confused and scared person to a confident person and a leader.

In the beginning of the book Salva is Confused.Once Salva realized that the soldiers from the North were right outside his school he was confused. He was in a group of many kids and had no idea what to do.In the book it says “Salva was near the end of the line. He felt his heart beating so hard that its pulse pounded in his throat and ear. He wanted to shout, “I needed to go home! I must go home!” But the words were blocked by the wild thumping of his throat.” (Park 7). Salva was escaping the school, and trying to get home. He was so confused about what was going on. He couldn't find any person in his family, because there were so many people. This is the part where Salva was confused

A part where he is confident is after his Uncle got shot by the soldiers from the North. In the book it says “Despite the numbness in his heart, Salva was amazed to find himself walking faster and more boldly than he had before.”(Park 65). It also says “Salva lifted his head proudly. They are wrong and I will prove It.” (Park 66). Salva was trying to lead 1,500 boys from his village to safety, while trying to survive himself. Salva changed because he realized he would have to be a leader in place of his Uncle. This shows that Salva is stronger than he was in the beginning of the