Salva Dut is a lost boy who had to endure the harshest of conditions just to live. Salva survived his long track to safety because he had a survival mindset. He was motivated to move on, he was mentally tough, and the had a good work ethic.
Salva was motivated to live. Salva and his group were captured and they killed his uncle. His uncle wanted Salva to make it to a safe place and Salva was going to fulfill his uncle´s wish. His uncle's death motivated him to get to safety. Later on, Salva became the leader of a huge group of lost boys because he was the oldest and seeing all the boys like him motivated him to lead them. Salva worked hard to survive through his
journey. During his long travel, he had to cross a raging river filled with crocodiles while being shot at. He had to work hard to make it across. On top of that, it was very hard to control all of the lost boys. Even though there were one thousand five hundred lost boys, Salva worked to get them all to a safe place
Salva was very mentally, though. Salva had to make it across the desert with his group but he was having a hard time doing it. His uncle gave him some advice that helped Salva. Salva also had to use his mental toughness to lead the lost boys.
Salva Dut is a survivor because he was motivated, he worked hard, and he was mentally though. He used these traits to survive everything that was thrown against him. Salva has a survivor's mindset.