A Long Walk To Water Quotes

If you were on a long, dangerous journey in Southern Sudan, what traits would you need to survive? In A Long Walk To Water, Salva and Nya are both going through daily hardships of life in Southern Sudan. Two times a day, Nya (in the year 2008-2009) must make a long trip down to the pond to get water for her family. Salva is in school one day in 1985 when an attack goes on and he is told to flee into the bushes and not return home. This causes a long and hard search for his family and refugee camps. While this book proves that hard work pays off, Nya and Salva would need these three values to survive: love, unity, and perseverance. Nya and Salva would need love to survive in Southern Sudan. One detail that supports the claim is on page 40, “He clung to Uncle like a baby or a little boy, hanging on to his hand or shirttail when he could, never letting uncle get farther than an arm’s length away.” This detail supports the claim because with Uncles love and support Salva was able to go on. Without it he would have been scared and would not have the courage to continue the journey. Another detail that supports the claim is on page 33, “Her mother …show more content…
One detail that supports the claim is on page 22, “We will take him with us.’ This detail supports the claim because if the group were to leave him and reject salva, then he would have starved, or gotten killed all by himself. Since the group accepted him, he was able to live in unity, safe and protected. Another detail that supports the claim is on page 83, “ A woman in the crowd began singing a song of celebration.” This detail supports the claim because Nya’s family was encouraged by the unity of the Nuer tribe. It gave them the strength to go on and keep working together to their freshwater. If they would’ve not had each other they would not have made it that far. Nya and Salva would have needed unity to