In the book A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue
Park, the characters, Nya and Salva, share multitudes of analogies and distinctions. Salva's story takes place in 1985, during wartime, where boys were being recruited to serve for a side in the war. Nya's story takes place in 2008, after the war, but there are still cultural dilemmas. In both stories, culture, time, and place affect their future, who characters turn out to be and their survival.
Culture is the beliefs of a certain group of people. The way your parents raise you usually affects who you are. In the book A Long Walk To Water, two tribes, the Dinka and the Nuer, are analogous in miscellaneous ways but they are enemies. For example, Salva and Nya both value cattle as a person's wealth …show more content…
For example, if you grow up during war, you will act and think differently then a person that didn't grow up during war. Also, if it takes you years to walk to a place, then you will change because of the experience. In the book A Long Walk To Water, Salva is growing up during a war while Nya is growing up in the time of the Dinka and the Nuer conflict. On page 6, it states,"The war had started two years earlier." During the corse of these wars, men and boys have been taken away from their families to fight in these wars. On page 67, it states, "Young men and sometimes even boys were often forced to join the fighting(...)." In Nya's story, when the two tribes clashed, men and boys were usually injured or even killed. On page 26, it states, "Her tribe the Nuer, often fought with the rival Dinka tribe over land surrounding the lake. Men and boys were hurt even killed when the two groups clashed." In Salva's time period, water is scarce and as a result, Salva walks miles without water. On page 37, it states, "But there was no water anywhere, though they searched for miles." In Nya's time period, water is also scarce and as a result, the girls have to walk for miles to find water. On page 18, it states, "But the pond was drying up;each day it was harder to fill the gourds." In both times periods, the water is contaminated leading to a spread of disease. In Nya's story, her sister,Akeer, has the waterborne disease. On page 45, it states, ""Her sickness came from the water," the nurse explained." In Salva's story, his dad, Mawien Dut, has the waterborne disease. On page 106, it states, "Years of drinking contaminated water had left Mawien Dut's entire digestive system riddled with guinea worms." During Salva's one thousand mile trek that took years, he had several hardships including death. On page 64, it states, "They buried Uncle in a hole about two feet deep(...)." All his hardships, which included death, have taught him life
Park, the characters, Nya and Salva, share multitudes of analogies and distinctions. Salva's story takes place in 1985, during wartime, where boys were being recruited to serve for a side in the war. Nya's story takes place in 2008, after the war, but there are still cultural dilemmas. In both stories, culture, time, and place affect their future, who characters turn out to be and their survival.
Culture is the beliefs of a certain group of people. The way your parents raise you usually affects who you are. In the book A Long Walk To Water, two tribes, the Dinka and the Nuer, are analogous in miscellaneous ways but they are enemies. For example, Salva and Nya both value cattle as a person's wealth …show more content…
For example, if you grow up during war, you will act and think differently then a person that didn't grow up during war. Also, if it takes you years to walk to a place, then you will change because of the experience. In the book A Long Walk To Water, Salva is growing up during a war while Nya is growing up in the time of the Dinka and the Nuer conflict. On page 6, it states,"The war had started two years earlier." During the corse of these wars, men and boys have been taken away from their families to fight in these wars. On page 67, it states, "Young men and sometimes even boys were often forced to join the fighting(...)." In Nya's story, when the two tribes clashed, men and boys were usually injured or even killed. On page 26, it states, "Her tribe the Nuer, often fought with the rival Dinka tribe over land surrounding the lake. Men and boys were hurt even killed when the two groups clashed." In Salva's time period, water is scarce and as a result, Salva walks miles without water. On page 37, it states, "But there was no water anywhere, though they searched for miles." In Nya's time period, water is also scarce and as a result, the girls have to walk for miles to find water. On page 18, it states, "But the pond was drying up;each day it was harder to fill the gourds." In both times periods, the water is contaminated leading to a spread of disease. In Nya's story, her sister,Akeer, has the waterborne disease. On page 45, it states, ""Her sickness came from the water," the nurse explained." In Salva's story, his dad, Mawien Dut, has the waterborne disease. On page 106, it states, "Years of drinking contaminated water had left Mawien Dut's entire digestive system riddled with guinea worms." During Salva's one thousand mile trek that took years, he had several hardships including death. On page 64, it states, "They buried Uncle in a hole about two feet deep(...)." All his hardships, which included death, have taught him life