The Long Walk Essays

Ever since I can remember, I have always wanted to be successful in life. I have always wanted to be the better version of my parents and achieve many things in life. During my freshman year in High school, I knew I was going to major in business. I come from a household of five, my father, mother, two younger sisters, and myself. I am the first in my family to go to college and with that being said, I have always felt the pressure to be the best role model and example for my younger sisters. Growing

from “A Long Walk to Water”, then I would talk to Salva. I would talk to Salva because I am very interested in his story. Salva’s story is very intense. The war had made him lose his family. The war had also put Salva, and his entire village in danger. For Salva, the war was a really big event in his life that can affect him in many ways. I would ask Salva how he felt about the big war. I would of asked him is he was sad, or upset about losing his family. According to the text,” A Long Walk to Water”

Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water describes a hot, sunny day in Southern Sudan, where an 11 year old girl named Nya was on her first two hour walk of the day, to fetch water for her family from a pond that was located two hours away from her home. She makes the walk every day, twice a day, carrying a giant plastic container. The journey takes her half a morning while the other one takes half a night. While she is one out of thousands who walk hours a day just to be able to find water for their

The book “Long Walk to Water” is very interesting in place. So here's my essay on Long Walk to Water. In the book “Long Walk to Water”, by Linda Sue Park, the place they were in was in war. “There are two tribes “Dinka and Nuer” were rivals, they hated each other.” The reason they hated each other is because, a person from a tribe killed a person from the other tribe. “There was a real war during Salva’s time too.” The war was in both of the stories of the book. They didn’t have any water. “Nya

A long walk to water conveys the high-impact themes of the Sudanese war. The technique of point of view is used to let the reader see the two angles of Nya and Salva. I have used the theme of war to show the dangers and themes in the novel. An example of this is when Salva lost his home and family. This successfully represents the destruction and devastation of the war with the appearance of guns as well as soldiers also adds to the theme of war. This text effectively represents the theme of war

Long Walk to Water Essay By: Lake Jolliff #3 period In the novel a “long walk to water” there was a boy named Salva Dut and his village was attacked. At that point, he had to run into a bush, and Salva couldn’t see His family for 15 years. The two factors that made survival possible for Salva are there were refugee camps for Salva to live at and the group that Salva traveled with to get to the Ethiopia refugee camp. The first factor that made survival possible for Salva in a long walk to

are so many countries in the world that face many hardships. In the book “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park, a character faces many obstacles while living in Southern Sudan. These hardships include family loss, water issues, and ongoing war. Salva faced a lot of hardships, but family loss sticks out because he is only eleven and he has never been without them for a period of time like this. For example, A Long Walk to Water states, “As Salva walked, the same thoughts kept going through his

A very important theme in the book A Long Walk to Water is perseverance. The first example that perseverance is an important theme is how Nya walks back and forth to a faraway pond 2 times a day, every day, for seven months a year without stopping. Also, on the path, there are thorns everywhere that are painful to remove. Nya only gets a small bit of water and rest even though it is very hot and dry. Even the water that Nya gets with much pain and suffering is muddy and infected with Guinea Worms

A LONG WALK TO WATER Individuals adapt in challenging environments by taking small steps to accomplish big tasks, learning new skills by themselves or by others , and appreciating good positive things in harsh situations. The author demonstrates this when they he/she shows the characters emotions and action that revolve around the idea of adaptation. Many people such as Salva and Nya accomplished many things by using resources around their current situation. The novel “A Long Walk to Water” and

the target of a major campaign by the Union Army and surrounding enemies in the American Southwest, resulting in a program of removal and internment. The Navajos know it as “The Long Walk” a series of devastating acts of violence from multiple factions of various enemies. The perspectives of Navajos regarding the “Long Walk” can grant a new context to the changes occurring in the American Southwest during the American Civil War, where the focus of the Union’s military might fell upon Native Americans

The book “ A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park has some Real characters and then there is some fictional characters. It takes place in Southern Sudan a place battered with war. There is this boy who lives in the village named after his grandpa and the war comes to his village he is forced to flee the rest of the story is about his hard and long journey to safety.A personal journey is a journey where you are on a long adventure and you always seem to feel alone or working through things by yourself

of time. “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park, is a book about how Salva had to leave his home and family due to a war, he was joined by people along the way of his journey, but really only had himself as support and motivation to keep going and not give up despite how hard it was. Salve faced many hardships during his youth including crossing the Akobo desert, crossing rivers, and never having clean water. Salva and almost all of Sudan had no easy access to water, people had to walk for hours

Imagine yourself trapped in a location where war and isolation are part of your everyday life. Are you prepared to walk miles through the dark nights of Africa, bare foot in search for protection and resources. Similarly in the novel “A Long Walk to Water” a young boy named Salva Mawien is struggling through the tough times of Sudan. As an eleven year old, getting drifted away from his beloved ones in just a matter time, the only answer to survive is to abandon home and flee. A life changing decision

the Union Army and surrounding enemies in the American Southwest, resulting in a program of removal and internment. This series of events is known to the Navajo as the “Long Walk” , where as a people the Navajo were devastated by acts of violence from multiple factions of enemies. The perspectives of the Navajo regarding the “Long Walk” can grant context to the changes occurring in the American Southwest during the American Civil War, where the focus of the Union’s military might fell upon Native Americans

people mature, they are affected by their family history, stories, and memories that have been formed or given by that family. They are then taught the ways of their family, lessons that were passed on through generations. In the stories Navajo Long Walk: The Tragic Story of a Proud People’s Forced March from Their Homeland by Joseph Bruchac, the people are forced away from their homeland and traditions in the beginning, but when the Americans started listening to them, they formed a lasting alliance

are able to appreciate and grow stronger. This relates to the book A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park, which is about a boy named Salva being exposed to a new environment that holds experiences that he wasn’t exposed to before. While a girl named Nya struggles to support her family. These two characters in the book A Long Walk to Water prove that the quote is true. In the middle of Salva’s journey to Ethiopia in A Long Walk to Water, he finds a sugar cane and remembers how when he was younger

A Long Walk to Water One of the best things about a book is that it lets you see your life in a new light. “A Long Walk to Water” was written about a young boy named Slavs and a girl named Nya (different timelines) who struggle in the South Sudan war. A Long Walk to Water shows us the universal in the human experience. Somehow, I can relate to these characters yet my experience of life is so different. It might come as a surprise that a privileged white girl in Minnesota could relate to these characters

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is a biography about Salva, a Dinka boy, who loses his family in the war. Salva goes on a long journey and travels to New York and finds his father. A theme present in the story is family will protect you, which will prove to be important to Salva’s story. A piece of evidence that proves the theme is "If it hadn't been for Uncle, Salva may have gone crazy with fear." (41). Uncle protected Salva and made sure he wasn't scared. When Marial died from the lions

★★★★★ A Long Walk to Water is a creative non-fiction story about the life of one of the Lost Boys from South Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War. The primary character, Salva Dut, relates his life from a pre-teenager wandering with groups of other war victims from refugee camp to refugee camp, and then to his new home with his new family in Rochester, New York as a young adult, and finally back to his family of origin in Sudan. Ultimately, Salva creates an organization that digs wells, the

People face difficult challenges every day. But, hundreds of Kilometres deep into an untamed forest, Salva, in the novel “A Long Walk To Water” makes due, and survives the northern Sudanese attacks. With Salva’s determination, he manages to escape to the bush and starts his long walk to refuge. Salva’s immense courage helped him to survive, and his compassion allowed him to supply water to his enemies. It is this three traits-determination, courage and compassion that got him through the challenges