The book “A long Walk to Water” is a story about two young children from, two different time periods in hope of finding the future that they have long hoped for. One of the characters is Salva, he has to flee from his village where there is a war going on. Soon with no family he becomes a “lost boy” refugee. Salva has to travel Africa by foot searching for safety and his family. On his journey, he encounters many obstacles that he learns to overcome. The second character is Nya; she has to walk to a pond to fetch water to bring back for her family. In order to do so she walks eight hours a day. Nya hopes that she will one day not have to do that anymore and be able to attend school. In both stories water is mentioned as a need for survival. For Salva during his journey he has to look for water so he can survive and keep on going. Nya has to fetch water everyday so that her family can accomplish their their daily tasks.
In the book for both Salva and Nya water is a very important need to survive. Salva has to keep on moving/traveling so he can find a safe place, and water so he can continue on his journey. For example ‘” you have seen that the pond is only a puddle now. Winter is coming and the dry season……..” “I will go to a different village near water. You cannot stay with me any longer”. The women tells Salva that soon there will not be any water that she has to leave and find a village that does have enough water. In this sentence water is the symbol of survival. In order for Salva to continue his way to safety he will need water to keep himself going and not die of dehydration.
Nya has to fetch water everyday for her family. Water is the reason she has to get up early and make trips that take up almost her whole day. Her everyday routine involves fetching water so her family can survive. “To the pond and back-to the pond and back- nearly a full day of walking altogether. This was Nya’s daily routine seven months of the year”. For Nya water can almost tell everything she does. She cannot attend school because it is far and with having to fetch water Nya does not have enough time.
Nya has to fetch water everyday for her family. Water is the reason she has to get up early and make trips that take up almost her whole day. Her everyday routine involves fetching water so her family can survive. “To the pond and back-to the pond and back- nearly a full day of walking altogether. This was Nya’s daily routine seven months of the year”. For Nya water can almost tell everything she does. She cannot attend school because it is far and with having to fetch water Nya does not have enough time.
In both stories the need for water gives them hopes and ideas of how to change the place they live in. For example later on in the story Salva, after finding a new home and family, has continued with his studies and starts and organization to help people. He goes back to Sudan and he starts to build wells so that families would have water. Salva became a “lost boy” on his journey to find the better future that he hoped for. Through his journey Salva had to look for water and take from it carefully so that it, would last him for another few days on his journey. After his long journey Salva found the future he hoped for.
In the book Nya also finds the better future that she was hoping for. Nya’s village is one of the places in Sudan where Salva goes to build a well so that people can fetch water quicker. With a new well Nya does not have to go fetch water from the pond anymore. With a new school being built nearby,Nya would be able to attend school. In the end Nya gets the better lifestyle that she wanted.
The need for water and survival encouraged both Nya and Salva to keep on going. That motivated them to find the better future that they were hoping for.This connects to the real world in a sense that, something an object or a dream motivates and encourages people to find that better future they hope for. The need to find or to have that object keeps the person going. Many people in the world are in situations where they want/need to help themselves and others. They want to improve their lifestyle so they can have a better future.
In the book Nya also finds the better future that she was hoping for. Nya’s village is one of the places in Sudan where Salva goes to build a well so that people can fetch water quicker. With a new well Nya does not have to go fetch water from the pond anymore. With a new school being built nearby,Nya would be able to attend school. In the end Nya gets the better lifestyle that she wanted.
The need for water and survival encouraged both Nya and Salva to keep on going. That motivated them to find the better future that they were hoping for.This connects to the real world in a sense that, something an object or a dream motivates and encourages people to find that better future they hope for. The need to find or to have that object keeps the person going. Many people in the world are in situations where they want/need to help themselves and others. They want to improve their lifestyle so they can have a better future.
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