I think that without the support of each other, they wouldn't have survived.
Every 14 days, each boy received 15 kilograms of maize flour, some cooking oil and one cup of beans,
Sharing was what kept us together, pushed us together,
If I didn’t receive my ration one day, my friend would call me when it was time to eat.”
Malual, then a teenager, found a job. Although the large bulk of his salary went toward rent for an apartment he almost never saw, Malual took on extra hours and began to save money
You’re going to go home,’” Malual said. “And they gave me a ticket. I was so happy; I couldn’t believe it.”
‘Is this the wrong family?’”
His brother, who had been the one to tell Malual to run as a child, had remained in the village.
‘When I told you to run, I didn’t mean to run forever
he described America as his second home and said he couldn’t imagine leaving it.
Great story about this boy called Malual and his survival as a lost boy. His story stretches from the beginning to his arrival in America and how he felt about it.
North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) - research further.
deal provides for a permanent ceasefire, autonomy for the south, a power-sharing government involving rebels in Khartoum and a south Sudanese referendum on independence in six years' time.
An interesting video which shows Valentino Achak Deng talking about his family and his life in Sudan. He describes incidents from the book, showing where they took place, as the video is being filmed in Marial Bai. It's pretty helpdul if you are researching about Valentino.