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Character Analysis: A Long Walk To Water

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In Linda Sue Park’s “A Long Walk to Water” , the main character, Salva encounters several challenges. Through his longing, leadership, and tenacity. Salva has lost his parents, sisters, and brothers because of the Sudanese civil war. Salva is a strong, determined, and knowledgeable person. Furthermore, by the end of this essay you’ll be inspired and touched.
Salva survives plenty of his challenges through his longings. In chapter 9 Salva breaks his toenail on a rock. The texts confirms “Each time, Salva would think of his family and his village… at a time.” (54) This shows that since Salva is thinking about his values he wants to continue to walk even more. Salva hears of his father’s condition but cannot reach him. Salva, Chris, and Louise spend hours on the phone with different agencies/offices trying to help Salva go to Sudan, it …show more content…

Salva’s Uncle is murdered right in front of him. He perseveres and fends for himself. The text states “When the men had finished their looting, they picked up Uncle's gun… the men ran away.” (63). This means that Salva learns to move on and thrives by himself. A little later the refugee camp where Salva lives closes. Salva goes to another refugee camp in order to have food and all the necessary things for survival. The text declares “They are driving us back to sudan, Salva thought.” (75) This means that Salva is willing to take a long journey as long as it means he’ll help others and get them/himself there safe. In the first chapter gunfire rings out at Salva’s school and near his school. Salva ran into the bush to escape the gunfire. The text claims “He ran until he could not run anymore. Then he walked. For hours, until the sun was nearly gone from the sky.”(9) This means that although Salva is afraid, he still makes a decision to persevere in order save his life. Salva keeps going no matter what happens, he is clearly a very wise and fortunate

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