Applying Symbolism In Linda Sue Park's A Long Walk To Water

Imagine being so overcome with challenges in order to survive. Would one give up or be persistent? This decision was very difficult for the characters, Nya and Salva. They both had to persevere through obstacles to survive. Nya is a young girl living in Sudan. She must be persistent to make the long walk every day to get water for her family so she and her family can stay alive through the harsh conditions. Salva is a young boy surviving through the war in Sudan and must push himself to get to his end goal of safety. In the novel, A Long Walk to Water, Linda Sue Park uses walking as a symbol of persistence to show the reader how the characters must continue walking to survive in Sudan. To start, the author used the symbol of walking in Long Walk to
This shows Nya expressing how she must do this daily task every single day to get water for her family. Another example in the text is, “...He spoke to Salva using his full name. Each time, Salva would think of his family and his village and he was somehow able to keep his wounded feet moving forward, one painful step at the time.” (Park 54). This evidence defines how Salva pushed himself to keep walking so he could reach his end goal of finding his family and returning to his village. To sum up, the author used symbolism in the word walking to show that the character must not give up to survive. Furthermore, Linda Sue Park uses symbolism in the work walk to show persistence, and if you don't give up and keep trying you will get to your goal. “The well will change their lives in many ways. I will never again have to walk to the pond for water, Nya thought.” (park 113). This shows how Nya was persistent and eventually, she didn't have to have a hard time getting water because getting water for her family was convenient. Another example is, “Would he ever be able to turn his ideas into reality? Whenever he found himself losing hope, Salva would take a deep breath and think of his uncle's