A Long Walk To Water
Suffering is the one thing that every human being on the face of this planet has in common. Yet to survive those sufferings, people must have factors that help them. People in countries undergo hardships mostly caused by war and lack of resources. Despite the struggle, their determination, family, and hope for a better future help them survive.
To begin with, determination helps people get motivated to continue to work hard and endure the suffering. As stated in A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, “He felt his determination growing, as it had in the days after Uncle’s death. I will get us safely to Kenya, he thought. No matter how hard it is.” Salva, the narrator, was motivated by his uncle’s death because his uncle was his only family and his death was fuel for Salva to move on. On page 7 in “Thirst” by Kristen Lewis, it says, “When it was Natalia’s turn, she would fill up a plastic jerry can with up to 3 to 5 gallons of water...about 20 pounds...imagine doing it twice a day, every day...There was no other choice thought. Having no other choice forced Natalia and other people …show more content…
According to “Young MIgrants Making Perilous Trek to Europe without Parents”, the author, Laura King, says that the children who make the journey without their parents aim to bring their family members so they could all be reunited. Unfortunately, many of the children's’ parents didn't have money for the whole family to make the journey and the family members were left behind while their kids travel to Europe. As mentioned in “Thirst”,”Until recently, it was up to the women and children of the village...spend many hours each day fetching water for their families.” The families of the women and children pressure them to work hard to get the water. Without the water, their families won’t survive. Even though there is a lot of pressure, there is always a sliver of hope for a better
To begin with, determination helps people get motivated to continue to work hard and endure the suffering. As stated in A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, “He felt his determination growing, as it had in the days after Uncle’s death. I will get us safely to Kenya, he thought. No matter how hard it is.” Salva, the narrator, was motivated by his uncle’s death because his uncle was his only family and his death was fuel for Salva to move on. On page 7 in “Thirst” by Kristen Lewis, it says, “When it was Natalia’s turn, she would fill up a plastic jerry can with up to 3 to 5 gallons of water...about 20 pounds...imagine doing it twice a day, every day...There was no other choice thought. Having no other choice forced Natalia and other people …show more content…
According to “Young MIgrants Making Perilous Trek to Europe without Parents”, the author, Laura King, says that the children who make the journey without their parents aim to bring their family members so they could all be reunited. Unfortunately, many of the children's’ parents didn't have money for the whole family to make the journey and the family members were left behind while their kids travel to Europe. As mentioned in “Thirst”,”Until recently, it was up to the women and children of the village...spend many hours each day fetching water for their families.” The families of the women and children pressure them to work hard to get the water. Without the water, their families won’t survive. Even though there is a lot of pressure, there is always a sliver of hope for a better