How Does Salva Survive In A Long Walk To Water

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In the novel A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park, Salva has had a hard life. He has no family since he ran away from his school while there was a war. He has been to 2 refugee camps in his life. He meets a man named Michael and he teaches Salva English. He wants to learn English since he’s going to America. Salva is 11 years old, he currently doesn't have a family since there was a war in his village and he had to run away from his school. In A Long Walk To Water, the factors that made survival possible for Salva were speaking fluent English, he ran from danger and he had to beg for food. The first survival factor Salva used was not being able to speak fluent English. Salva got to go to America since he was chosen to go there. He wants

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