Character Analysis Of Salva In Linda Sue Park's A Long Walk To Water

Uncle told him “A step at a time. One problem at a time-just figure out this problem.” This helped Salva get through many many other obstacles as well. Another example happens later in the book when Uncle dies and the rest of the group starts treating Salva badly. Salva perseveres and manages to deal with the leftover scraps that they grudgingly give him.

The last external force that changed Sal was the fears she gained when she heard that her mom was dead. In the novel Sal gained fears of a whole bunch of life threatening things when her mom died. On page 12 Sal says, “For example, I was terrified of car accidents, death, cancer, brain tumors, nuclear war, pregnant woman, loud noises, strict teachers, elevators, and scads of other things.” This proves that Sal developed fears when her mom died. This is because Sal’s mom picked her up when she got hurt and killed the baby so now Sal is afraid of that.

(pg 73) This shows that Salva is persevering because even though he hates the refugee camp, he

To sum up, Salva did make it through the stressful journey, Salva has been back and forth visiting his biological family and his forster family that lives in New York.. This journey lead him to the person he is today by inspiring people to not give up on a dream or idea they had. Today Salva is continuing a program for South Sudan “ Water For South Sudan” which builds wells in different villages in South

Salva never gave up and took things ‘bit by bit, one step at a time. Nya always had hope and believed that there would be an easier way to get water, and she persevered every day by going to get water. Hope and perseverance relate to today because without them, we would never believe anything was going to get better or stay true to what we believe. We need hope in everyday life because if something is going bad at school, at home, at work, or anywhere, we need to be able to believe that something good will come. Also, we need to have perseverance because we need to stay true to what we believe or what we are

It makes Salva completely change the way he lives, where he lives, and what he lives for. As Salva reflects about the government, “He knew that the rebels from the southern part of Sudan, where he and his family lived, were fighting against the government which was based in the North”(Part 6). Due to there being an outbreak of violence and war in the setting Salva lives he is forced to run away from his family and leave his old life behind and start a new one. This helps the plot move along because now he is alone and has no one by his side. No Salva will have to make many more significant and life threatening decisions than he ever thought he would

Do you know what it takes to survive? In A Long Walk to water, Salva[how he had to survive]. Salva had to be very brave t do what he did and very strong to do it. There were many factors that helped Salva survive such as persistence, leadership, and strength.

Throughout the novel Salva demonstrates determination by pushing himself to do his best and not give up on anything no mater what is going on. One instance where Salva showed determination is on page 65, paragraph 4. “Marial was gone. Uncle was gone, too, murdered by those Nuer men right before salva’s eyes. Marial and uncle were no longer by his side,and they never would be again,but salva knew that both of them would have wanted him to survive,to finish the trip and reach the itang refugee camp safely.

Salva, the main character in Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water is able to survive and overcome a variety of challenges through his hard work and relationships. Salva survives the first few challenges because of his hard work. “It was hard work running back and forth between those weaving,But Salva found that the work was helping him feel a little better” (43). This shows that salva is a helper and hard work because he help his Uncle Jewiir to build canoes.

Salva’s labor shows he will do anything to survive, and nothing will stop him. Once Salva started walking, another factor of his survival kicked in, He was a very lucky young boy. Salva was very fortunate because he didn’t get shot or attacked by crocodiles. In the text it states “Stunned, Salva realized that being forced under the water had

Salva is a survivor because he didn't get defeated by any of the animals, he almost got killed many times, and because his environment was very harsh. One factor that proved Salva is a survivor is because he didn't get defeated by all of the animals he crossed on his journey. Many people died while trying to cross the river because of the vicious crocodiles eating them and trying to kill them. “Later, he would learn that at least a thousand people had died trying to cross the river that day, drowned or shot, or attacked by .crocodiles”(79).

Sean Harris October 25th 2015 English Period 6 Sal Paradise: A Person Who Changes to the West Coast Mentality The “old” Sal of New York has changed to the “new” Sal by the end of the novel through his experiences on the road, meeting new people, and connecting with family members Sal hit the road to gain a different experience than he was currently getting in New York. He wanted to change his approach on America. Sal was able to accomplish his goals by leaving his East coast mentality in the East coast, and exploring the West with an open mind.

While his uncle was alive, he helped Salva do everything throughout the journey. Even when he died nobody forgot him and Salva’s memory of his loving uncle gave him the strength to finish the journey. Food and water was the most important factor that led to his survival. He knew that there was barely any water in the desert and that it was hard to find food which taught him to treasure everything he was given. Throughout the book we are led to believe that Salva’s parents and siblings had passed away but he never lost hope that they were still alive.

all seemed lost. (81) Again we are reminded how Salva’s Uncles words have encouraged him, through the many harsh challenges Salva has went through.

The soldiers were even shooting in the river but salva use his heart