A Long Walk To Water
Theme and topic
Chapter 13 Page 78
" Salva had no choice. He jumped into the water, and began to swim." ~ A Long Walk To Water
Topic- Perseverance/ hope
Theme- You can't just give up on what you believe in.
These young children are walking for days on end with little to no food.
These young children are fetching muddy drinking water for their family.
Explanation of Quote
Salva safely reached the Ethiopian refugee camp. After six years the government started crashing, so the military started chasing them away back to the Gilo River. Except there was a problem. The Gilo had crocodiles, and a very strong current. The military was also shooting at the lost boys. Salva had made his decision. He was going to try to swim across the river. Many people died then, and Salva was very lucky to escape alive.
Significance of quote.
This quote says that even though the water was very dangerous, Salva jumped in. He did it for and because of his family. He fought to survive, for them, so he got in the water and caught as herd as he could.