It was 2001 and just days after a massive tsunami swept the country of Indonesia, killing thousands and leaving thousands homeless without food by any means of communication with the outside world. Shortly after the word had gone out Richard Lewis an everyday author decided to take a trip over to the city of Aceh where the tsunami had hit the hardest. What he saw blew him away, he was speechless all the destruction around him demolished buildings flooded streets, and dead people everywhere he looked. Richard Lewis saw the looks on the civilians faces, disbelief in the fact that one tsunami could completely wipe out an entire city. Clearly, the author wanted to teach us that kids can survive without any adult supervision and that they can also depend on themselves to do what they need to do to survive at all costs.
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Evidence of this is that on Chapter 1 page 5 it says that the mother whispered to the girl, “Put on your scarf.” “This stupid dress is enough. I’m drowning in sweat,” Sarah said. “It’s the local custom.” The mother said. “But I’m not local am I? If they get offended it’s their problem, not mine.” Sarah said. “Put on your scarf” mother said. “Soooo barbaric.” As you can see this quote explains that Sarah feels that she doesn’t need to respect their culture at all. On the other hand Ruslan is very different from Sarah. He is very polite and respects his culture unlike
Evidence of this is that on Chapter 1 page 5 it says that the mother whispered to the girl, “Put on your scarf.” “This stupid dress is enough. I’m drowning in sweat,” Sarah said. “It’s the local custom.” The mother said. “But I’m not local am I? If they get offended it’s their problem, not mine.” Sarah said. “Put on your scarf” mother said. “Soooo barbaric.” As you can see this quote explains that Sarah feels that she doesn’t need to respect their culture at all. On the other hand Ruslan is very different from Sarah. He is very polite and respects his culture unlike