roubles and problems are tough when faced, but could end up in triumph. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a true story about a boy named William Kamkwamba, who experienced this terrible famine growing up. When William was a teenager, his village went through a famine that caused death for many, and hunger for all.William learned many different and valuable life-lessons during the famine. He learned the value of things he had taken away from him during the famine. He also had to learn to look at the problems he faced in different ways. The famine also ended up shifting Williams life path completely. The famine that struck Malawi caused suffering and pain, but ultimately if it hadn’t happened, William wouldn’t be where he is now.
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The famine caused William and his family to find a new perspective on his family’s way of living. “‘We’re selling all of our food,’ he said. It didn’t make sense to me. In fact, it seemed like the worst idea I’d ever heard. But then he explained how we’d use the flour to make cakes to sell in the market. The extra money we earned would go toward buying more food” (80). William and his family had to make major changes to their way of living when the famine happened. He had to look at his life in a new perspective and do things he wouldn’t normally have to do. Williams family quickly readjusted, but it was hard. They had to think outside of the box in order to survive. They were going to sell their food at the market. The people in the town were so hungry and desperate that they were willing to buy almost any food that they could get their hands on, as long as they had enough money. Williams dad was the one who announced the idea. He was forced to learn to adjust very quickly to their new lifestyle, since he had to hold the family together, and he did. William didn’t see the point of selling all of their food at first, but when explained to him, he saw that this was a genius idea. William started to realize that he had to start thinking in a different way. The answers to surviving the famine were very different than the answers he would normally think of. Without William starting to see …show more content…
If the famine hadn’t happened, William would not have gone to the library. “I needed a better hobby, something to trick my brain into being happy. Day and night, all I could think about was school. I missed it terribly. Then I remembered that a small library had opened the previous year in Wimbe Primary” (Kamkwamba 138). The famine caused William to drop out of school, since his family didn’t have enough money to pay for his education. Williams family earned their money by selling maize, and since they weren’t able to grow any food, they had no way to earn money, forcing them to simplify their way of living. If the famine hadn’t hit them, they would probably have had enough money for William to attend school. William went to the library to get his mind off of school. He wanted to keep learning, even though he couldn’t go to school. William was very ambitious and naturally wanted to push himself to get a better understand of the people and world around him. Having access to education in Malawi, was a huge privilege. William had the privilege of education, but was deprived of it once the famine came. He wanted to keep learning, so he went to the library to teach himself. William had found something to do each day and a hobby. Going to the library was a distraction from the terrible things that were going on in his life. The library also opened up new possibilities for him. William read about electric wind in the library, and it inspired
The famines …show more content…
The famine caused William and his family to find a new perspective on his family’s way of living. “‘We’re selling all of our food,’ he said. It didn’t make sense to me. In fact, it seemed like the worst idea I’d ever heard. But then he explained how we’d use the flour to make cakes to sell in the market. The extra money we earned would go toward buying more food” (80). William and his family had to make major changes to their way of living when the famine happened. He had to look at his life in a new perspective and do things he wouldn’t normally have to do. Williams family quickly readjusted, but it was hard. They had to think outside of the box in order to survive. They were going to sell their food at the market. The people in the town were so hungry and desperate that they were willing to buy almost any food that they could get their hands on, as long as they had enough money. Williams dad was the one who announced the idea. He was forced to learn to adjust very quickly to their new lifestyle, since he had to hold the family together, and he did. William didn’t see the point of selling all of their food at first, but when explained to him, he saw that this was a genius idea. William started to realize that he had to start thinking in a different way. The answers to surviving the famine were very different than the answers he would normally think of. Without William starting to see …show more content…
If the famine hadn’t happened, William would not have gone to the library. “I needed a better hobby, something to trick my brain into being happy. Day and night, all I could think about was school. I missed it terribly. Then I remembered that a small library had opened the previous year in Wimbe Primary” (Kamkwamba 138). The famine caused William to drop out of school, since his family didn’t have enough money to pay for his education. Williams family earned their money by selling maize, and since they weren’t able to grow any food, they had no way to earn money, forcing them to simplify their way of living. If the famine hadn’t hit them, they would probably have had enough money for William to attend school. William went to the library to get his mind off of school. He wanted to keep learning, even though he couldn’t go to school. William was very ambitious and naturally wanted to push himself to get a better understand of the people and world around him. Having access to education in Malawi, was a huge privilege. William had the privilege of education, but was deprived of it once the famine came. He wanted to keep learning, so he went to the library to teach himself. William had found something to do each day and a hobby. Going to the library was a distraction from the terrible things that were going on in his life. The library also opened up new possibilities for him. William read about electric wind in the library, and it inspired