The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Essay

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In the autobiography “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” the main character William Kamkwamba is divergent compared to everyone else in Malawi. William reads about windmills and falls in love with science. While the village calls him crazy, William is designing a way that his small village will be able to enjoy luxuries such as electricity and running water. William never once gave up, he accomplished just what he said he was going to do. He is beyond determined, Kamkwamba found every single piece to accomplish his goal. William is percipient, he was able to understand things nobody else could. As well. William was inspiring… he made something life changing out of nothing. These were significant characteristics in what represents who William is. …show more content…

William was tremendously determined, he never gave up on his dream. Everyday he would search for the parts and pieces to make the idea in his mind come to life. “But instead of going home to ask my father for the money, for the next two weeks I tried to go to school for free,” (Kamkwamba and Mealer 180). William was so determined to get an education to make something with his life that he tried to sneak into school. Something that makes William who he is, is his continuous determination. William has a good understanding of things, he is percipient. “Suddenly it all snapped together. The blades on these windmills were driven by the wind, much like our toys,” (Kamkwamba and Mealer 168). He is very perceptive and is observant which allows him to have an understanding with how things work. Without Williams understanding of science, his life would’ve been completely

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