The novel A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is about a young boy named Salva who must use his tactics to survive the perilous Sudanese war. Salva uses specific survival skills to thrive in the war. Some skills that he uses are: leadership, determination, and human assistance. Salva leads the Lost Boys to a refugee camp in Kenya. Salva never gave up when uncle and Marial died. Salva needed Uncle to kill animals for food. These are some survival factors which made survival possible in Salva’s life during the war. One survival factor which made survival possible for Salva is leadership. When the guards drove the refugees into the river, Salva had to lead the remaining Lost Boys to Kenya to a different refugee camp. In the novel it states,”Nobody talked about it, but by the end of the first day Salva had become the leader of a group of about fifteen hundred boys.” Salva had a massive group to lead to Kenya. Salva had to lead young boys to Kenya to survive the rest of the war. Also, When Salva got to America he wanted to help the people of Sudan so they have pure water so he led a project. It states, “Day by day, solving one problem at a time, Salva moved toward his goal.” Salva wanted to help people in Sudan because there was war …show more content…
When uncle was shot, animals ate their food and without uncle they could not eat. In the novel it states, “ He was annoyed that they would not be able to eat after all.” The thieves stole everything and animals ate their food. Uncle’s death prevented the group from eating. Also in the beginning of the novel, Salva needed his family to be with him to support him. In the novel it states, “What will I do, where will I go?” When he was alone he didn’t know where to go to. Salva needed his family to help him on his journey to survival. Human assistance made him stronger because being alone made him determined to survive. Human assistance was a big part in Salva’s