A Long Walk To Water, a novel written by Linda Sue Park, tells us about the story of Salva and how he sustained in the Sudanese war. Salva faced multiple challenges even losing his family. But then despite all the tests that he faced, he had people who helped him. To keep his body and soul together throughout the war without anyone that helps him made him powerless but his Uncle, the confidence in himself, and Salva’s only friend Marial helped him to go through his hardships. Marial helped Salva go through the . They both had no friends and no one that he can trust. “Their eyes met, “I’m Salva” “I’m Marial”, It was good to make a friend.(30) They became friends and encouraged each other and made each other happier. He is now making a friend that can support him, and encourage him. Also, Marial is not making him lonely by being his only friend that he can trust. They were both laughing as they started walking again, arm in arm, their strides matching perfectly. They’re also being positive, hoping for the best, give each other hope to go through these hardships that take place throughout his life. Marial later on died because of the lion, but then she still gave him a great deal of power that made Salva go on. His Uncle was …show more content…
“There is no one left to help me. They think I am weak and useless… They are wrong, and I will prove it.” (66)He got this confidence that he can do something without anyone’s help. Other people cheered him up and encouraged him, but now he can encourage himself. Another element that he did was crossing the crocodile infested river. He would have needed a great extent of confidence to go through the river because you might actually die while trying to cross it. He was brave and was able to cross the river without anyone helping him but just himself who got through. Even in America, when he got new family he wasn’t afraid but he got along very