Values Of Salva's Family In A Long Walk To Water

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In the book “A Long Walk To Water” there is a kid named Salva and he and his family live in Sudan where currently there is a war between South Sudan and Sudan because of their government. The family role plays in “A long Walk to Water” are similar to my life because Salva needs to go to school and needs to help in his house like me. Salva also had to complete his journey by going through the desert with his uncle and crossing the Nile river, Salva couldn’t do it without his family because he was really close to his family like I am. Some values that my family has instilled in me is that, they help me get through a lot of things in I need help or if I am having trouble with some things. In his family they gave him courage and strength because

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