The first story is a
realistic fiction
account of Nya, and chronicles her life in Southern Sudan and her daily trek to get water for her family.
Is A Long Walk to Water a historical fiction?
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is
based on the true story of Salva Dut
, one of the Lost Boys from Sudan during the second Sudanese Civil War in 1985. The book also includes a separate narrative about a girl named Nya, which takes place in Sudan as well, but beginning in 2008.
What genre of literature is A Long Walk to Water?
The first story is a
realistic fiction
account of Nya, and chronicles her life in Southern Sudan and her daily trek to get water for her family.
Is Long Walk to water nonfiction?
A Long Walk to Water is
based on the true story of Salva
, one of some 3,800 Sudanese “Lost Boys” airlifted to the United States beginning in the mid 1990s. Before leaving Africa, Salva’s life is one of harrowing tragedy.
What is the theme of A Long Walk to Water?
Hope and Resilience
In addition to focusing on the physical realities of people struggling to survive—such as the need for water and shelter—A Long Walk to Water focuses on
the psychological and emotional aspects of the struggle for survival
. It’s not enough to have food and water, Park suggests.
Is Salva Dut married?
Park is married to
Ben Dobbin
, a retired Associated Press journalist. A story Dobbin wrote about Dut gained national circulation in 2004.
What is Salva’s full name?
| Character Description | Salva Salva, whose full name is Salva Mawien Dut Ariik , is an 11-year-old Sudanese boy at the start of the story. A member of the Dinka tribe, he is separated from his family in war-torn Sudan. He escapes and eventually returns to Sudan to build wells for villagers. Read More |
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Is Salva a boy or girl?
It blends the true story of Salva Dut whose story is based in 1985, a part of the Dinka tribe and a Sudanese Lost
Boy
, and the fictional story of Nya whose story is based in 2008, a young village girl that was a part of the Nuer tribe.
Why is Salva so miserable after eating the topi?
A topi was a young antelope that looked a lot like a deer. Salva was so hungry he could hardly wait for the Topi to be cooked. That night, Salva
felt very sick
. He had eaten way too fast and his stomach was not used to having so much food in it.
Why is Nya scared of the Dinka?
Nya likes the camp because they are close to water. Her mother hates it because they sleep in makeshift shelters, they do not have most of their things, they must dig for water, and she
fears the men will run into Dinka and they will fight
. Nya is from the Nuer tribe, Salva is a Dinka so they would not be friends.
Where is Salva Dut now?
He now lives in
Wau, South Africa
and oversees Water for South Sudan’s operations there. Salvaʼs heroic personal story and authentic humble character inspires audiences to support water for South Sudanʼs humanitarian mission of service to the people of South Sudan.
Is a long walk to water sad?
A Long Walk to Water is a
short book
, but it packs quite an emotional wallop. Readers will have no trouble empathizing with Salva, who suffers incredible hardship when a war drives him from his home.
How are Nya and Salva connected?
A similarity between Salva and Nya is that
they both thought someone or people they loved were dead
. Nya thought her baby sister, Akeer, was going to die, but she had lived. Salva thought his parents and siblings all died, but his mother, father, sisters, and brother were still living.
How was NYA’s village able to afford the well?
How was Nya’s village able to afford the well?
A school in America raised money to build the well
. Everyone in Nya’s village got jobs in the city and paid for the well themselves.
What is the theme of Chapter 11 in a long walk to water?
Even after all the horror he’s lived through,
Salva wants to believe that his mother is still alive
. He hopes for the best—and, Park implies, his hope gives him the strength he needs to survive in war-torn Sudan.
What is the main conflict in a long walk to water?
Salva’s internal conflict is
his longing for his family
. He depends on them, but when he is separated from them, his survival is in his own hands. The internal conflict effecting Nya is she believes she can contribute more to her family’s survival than just fetching water every day.
