Character Analysis: A Long Way Home By Saroo Brierley

Life would be too easy, if it wasn’t bittersweet Throughout the course of the book, A Long Way Home, Saroo Brierley, the author, encounters a series of traumatic experiences that lead to bittersweet moments. Unlike a normal child’s infancy, Saroo was physically and mentally consuming. Through his experience, we are able to get a glimpse of the many struggles and hardships young children live in India daily. His petrifying experiences of living on the streets, Liluah, and Nava Jeevan finally lead to his safe haven of being taken by the Brierley’s. Having to live on the streets for weeks at the age of five years old could have not been any more difficult, but through this experience, he was able to acquire instinctive …show more content…
Saroo must have felt relief when he saw that the railroad worker had seemingly taken a concern upon his wellbeing, however later noticed the unsatisfactory reality that he simply wanted use him for a profit. This occasion in specific ruined his ability to confide in adult figures and the simple act of trusting in anyone. Consequently, when the people at Liluah wanted to help, he was hesitant. Although, the establishment was not safe to begin with, because of the young delinquents living in it, but they officials did provide his essential necessities. Even in the unsafe environment, he at least had somewhere to sleep and had a bit to eat daily. He no longer had to wait for someone’s discarded residue to be his daily meal, but Saroo did have the chance of sleeping beside a thief or a murderer, nonetheless he had a bed right? Thankfully, Mrs. Sood from Nava Jeevan was able to take him from this prison and take him to a safer environment. Of course, like everything that has happened to him, there is never always a 100% fully benevolent situation that happens to him. He basically moved from one prison to the other. He did not have much freedom, but at least this was his opportunity to opening the door to his new …show more content…
Everything would ultimately change for Saroo. With this drastic change, he would now have a home, a bed, a balanced nutrition, and the opportunity to experience a childhood. Saroo was given a second chance for life. Evidently, all he wanted was to look out of his well-being and could not deny the adoption process. Despite the fact that he had trust issues, the Brierley’s showed him that they could be trusted. With time, Saroo could grow to form a relationship with them. All Saroo wanted was to be loved and cared for and that is all that they offered him. Through this, he was able to learn a new language and be raised like a normal child. But of course, this change was not easy for him and it took him a long time to get adjusted to his new life. Like how any normal personal has struggles with any type of change. For Saroo, learning a completely new language and being brought up with a completely different culture and customs must not have been an easy transition. In the end, this was the best possible thing that could have happened. He lost everything he knew, but gained in abundance everything he could have possibly envisaged