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The man was in his horse. He yelled at Joesph, "Don't run! Don't run or I will shot!" So Joseph stopped there and turned to the man on the horse. And that's when he shot him. Right there.
pg 85, paragraph 2

This quote comes from William K when he is describing to his brothers death to Achak. He obviously didn't feel that connected to his brother because he thought that it was cool to describe is death to Achak. This quote shows how dangerous it is in Mariel Ba. Random raiders come into town on horses and shoot anyone that doesn't give them what they want. It is also showing how much of a savage place Sudan is. Innocent people dying just for someones pleasure.
I have such a strong connection with my brother so if something like this happened I would be petrified. If I saw him die I would be so depressed and would definitely couldn't be able to describe to someone else on how he died. That is such a serious thing but it happens everyday so the people of Mariel Ba aren't that resentful.

Would you be able to mentally come back from this incident the way William K did?


Her bucket was empty. The well had been contaminated. Dead goats and one half charred man had been thrown into it.

This quote takes place when Achak come back to his village with his father after he has left Aweil. Before he left his town was in good shape and it was running smoothly. When he come back about half of the people are dead and all of the men left to join the army. That shows how much the war has affected his town. It is tearing the country apart. No one in the village can brink any water because it has been contaminated by dead goats and people. That's how hard it is for these people to live.
I wouldn't be able to live in a town where if you leave for a week or two you come back and your you house has been destroyed and your friends have died. I wouldn't be able to tolerate living in a place like that when it happens on a daily basis. It seem like Achak is so used to it it doesn't bother him that much.

How would you feel if you came back and saw you neighborhood in ruins?