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Should salva ignore his father? He should not have, He should have stayed. Even though he misses his family, it could have not been real. It might be the tribes, and he may get caught up in the war.  “There is still a war, my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to go fight with them” This quote explains how dangerous it was for Salva if he went there, and how the tribes are still at war. It would be dangerous for poor salva, and could get him killed. His father is showing his worry.

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I think that Nya’s father means that Nya should already know what they are building because Nya needs an education and her and her father know this. So by “Can’t you guess?” I think he is saying, “Isn’t it obvious, you're finally getting an education!” Also after he said that Nya asked if it's for girls too, and Nya’s father says of course because now that they are healthy because they have water again, they need to stay healthy by learning as well.

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I believe that water has the ability to bring and drive people apart.  In a scarce desert filled area, water would be valuable, and with high value, comes power. The need for water is a very powerful motivation, people have put water as a number one priority in front of other basic needs. The scarce amount of water isn’t enough for everyone, thus, conflict occurs. With so many people needing water, they begin to split apart and thrive for themselves and sometimes fight each other to gain access to water. Although many tribes fight for water, when water is made readily available through water pumps, it brings people together, “People would come from miles around to fetch the good clean water.” (Park 113)

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I think Nyas Father was referring to building the school when he says “Cant you guess?” There are no schools where nya lives and she wasn't allowed to go to school but since she wanted to so much that why Nyas father would think that she already knew. But wehn Nya is allowed to go to school, “She felt as if she were flying . School! She would learn to read and write.”

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When Nyas father says, “Can't you guess?” he is referring to building a school. This question is fairly easy to guess because when seeing that a waterbole is being made this means that Nya will no longer have to fetch water. Nay’s chore of fetching water was always stopping her from getting her education. Now that she no longer has to fetch water, she can go to school and learn. Therefore he is working to build a school for his family. To back this up in the text Nyas reaction is, “Nyas eyes widened. The  nearest school was half a day's walk from their home. Nya had known this because Dep had wanted to go there. But it was too far.”(Park, 103)

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I don’t think that Salva should go against what his father said because his father makes it clear that there is still war in his village, “There is still war near Loun-Arik, my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to fight with them” (Park 106). Knowing what Salva has already been through and how far he has come, I don’t think going down to see his family is worth it. At the same time, I think seeing his family is also well deserved because the main reason Salva survived is because of the memories of his family.

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I believe that Salva should listen to his father. In Chapter 17, Salva was able to return to Sudan and visit his father. He tells him about how his family may still be out there in his village. Salva immediately wants to go see his family, but Salva’s father says, ““There is still war near Loun-Ariik, my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to fight with them. You must not go.””(Park 106) What his father what saying is how the war is currently still going on, and Salva would be in danger and would be forced to fight.

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Salva wants to return to his family in Sudan, but his father is against the idea?  Do you think he should have ignored his father’s request, so that he could see his family?

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Salva wants to return to his family in Sudan, but his father is against the idea?  Do you think he should have ignored his father’s request, so that he could see his family?

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I don’t think Salva should’ve ignored his father’s request because it was dangerous near the village of Loun-Ariik and his family would’ve been devastated if Salva got hurt or killed. I’m pretty sure Salva’s family would rather not see him for a while than having him risk his life to come back to the village. I know this because in chapter 17 it states, “There is still war near Loun-Ariik, my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to fight with them. You must not go” (Park, 106). This quote shows that his father doesn’t want Salva to risk anything just for his family and wants him to stay away from Loun-Ariik for a while.

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Salva should listen to his father and not go back to his family in Sudan, because it is a live warzone.  Even though Salva wants to visit his remaining family members, he just can’t. Salva’s father stayed in the village the entire time, so he has seen what can possibly happen to people. Salva is now at the age where he can serve in the military. Salva being a military-aged male gives the possibility that both sides would want to recruit him.  In the text it states, “"There is still war near Loun-Ariik, my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to fight with them. You must not go." This quote gives an example of why Salva shouldn’t go to Sudan. If Salva were to visit his family in Sudan, he would most likely be recruited either side to fight, and be killed.

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1. When Nya asks her father what is being built, he responds with “Can’t you guess?” Nya’s father is referring to building a school. It was stated that her fathers says “With the well here, no one will have to go to the pond anymore. So all the children will be able to go to school” (Park 103). Most of the children in her village were unable to go to school since the “nearest school was half a day’s walk from their home” (Park 103). This shows that Nya and the other children (all genders) were now given the opportunity to learn how to read and write. Since the well was built, all children didn’t have to have the responsibility of fetching water for their families. They would be able to go to school and have more free time instead of spending most of the day getting water.

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Salva wants to return to his family in Sudan, but his father is against the idea. I think it would be best for Salva to follow his father’s request. Salva’s father said, “‘There is still war near Loun-Ariik my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to fight with them. You must not go.’” I think it would be better for Salva to not go visit his family in the village because unlike Salva, his father knows what it has been like in Loun-Ariik during the war. He knows that Salva might be harmed if he tried to go to the village.

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We think water does have the power to bring people together or drive them apart. The main reason the Dinka and Nuer tribe is fighting is because they both need water from the same pond. According to the text, “Her tribe, the Nuer, often fought with the rival Dinka tribes over the land surrounding the lake,” (Park, 26). Because of this conflict, Nya’s family had to move while Dinka was there. Nya’s mother also often worried about her husband and son, since they could potentially be killed or injured by the Dinka, fighting over water or hunting.

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I think that Nya’s father is referring to a school. I think this because Nya and her siblings were not able to go to school and get an education because of the hassle of fetching water from far away. As well as the nearest school being so far, in chapter seventeen it says, "Nya knew this because Dep had wnated to go there. But it was too far." Showing that a school could be a major improvement in Nya's village.

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2)Salva wants to return to his family in Sudan, but his father is against the idea?  Do you think he should have ignored his father’s request, so that he could see his family?

I think that Salva should ignore his father’s requests and go see his family. I think this because Salva has been a lost boy and has not seen his family over years. Even though he is taking the risk in going back into the war area, I think that he should do anything for his family. Family always comes first.  In the text it states, “There is still war near Loun-Ariik, my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to fight with them,” (Park, 106). This shows that it is dangerous for Salva to go. But, I think he should go because he never knows what will happen to his family in the future.

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I think that water has the power to bring people together because Salva couldn’t have helped with building water pumps all by himself. He had to work with other people to reach the goal.

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In A Long Walk To Water, it can be shown that the power of water brings people together. In chapter 18, it states, “And all those years I never knew that I was sitting on top of this good water!” Everyone around him laughed. Nya laughed, too.”(Park, 113) This textual evidence shows that by the power of the happiness brought by water, the community grew closer together by sharing a common thought of how happy they were to find the water, and sharing a good laugh of it. It is also shown that in the book, water brought the rival tribes together by showing an alliance of the Dinka people giving the gift of water to the Nuer people as a sign of alliance. Therefore, the power of water brings people together, as expressed in the book rather than breaking the community apart.

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I think that Nya’s father was referring to something that they never had before; Such as a well for water or a school, neither of which Nya nor the majority of the village have ever had/been to.

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Water is central to everything in our story. Do you think water has the power to bring people together or drive them apart?

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Water is central to everything in our story. Do you think water has the power to bring people together or drive them apart?

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I think water has the power to drive people apart more than bringing people together. I think because water is something scarce in the area and whoever has water is more “powerful”. “Her tribe, the Nuer, often fought with the rival Dinka tribe over the land  surrounding the lake.” (Park 26). This shows that the water causes people to drive apart and fight over, as it is a scarce resource. -Nicholas Klapal

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I think that water does have the power to bring people together because on page 113 it states, “But the well was not for their use alone. People would come from miles around to fetch the good clean water.” And in another section of page 113 it says, “Next year there would be a marketplace …. There was even talk of a clinic someday - a medical clinic.” This shows that by having the access to clean water it brought people from all around to join together.

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-I think Salva shouldn’t have ignored his fathers request. When Salva flies to Sudan to see his ill father, Mawien Dut Ariik he tells Salva his mother is still alive and at the village. Salva insists on seeing his mother but is soon stopped when his father tells him, “there is still war near Loun Ariik, my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to fight with them. You must not go.” (park 106) Considering the dangers with war still happening I think it’s best if Salva didn’t go back to his village to visit his family.

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Water has the power to both bring people together and drive them apart. According to Nya's story, "Her tribe, the Nuer, often fought with the rival Dinka tribe over the land surrounding the lake," (Park 26). This shows that people are being driven apart by the need of water and won't even split it in half because of greed. Also in Nya's story, "An old granddad standing not far from Nya shook his head. In a loud voice, he said, "This is where we used to gather for our bonfire celebrations. I have been sitting on this ground my whole life... Everyone around him laughed," (Park 112-113). In this quote, people are celebrating and coming closer from the water they have.

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I think that Salva shouldn’t have ignored his father's request because the war is still going on. Even though he wants to see his family I don’t think that it’s worth the risk of getting sick or even killed. In the text it states, "..there is still war near Loun Ariik, my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to fight with them. You must not go.” (Park,106). Savla should listen to what his father had said and stay away from Loun Ariik due to the fact that he could get hurt or even have to fight in the war with the sides.