57 pages • 1 hour read
Alphonsion Deng, Benson Deng, Benjamin AjakA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
The first part of the book offers a glimpse into the traditions and culture of Dinka life. How is Dinka life depicted? What aspects of this life contributed to the boys’ resilience when they were eventually displaced from their homes by the civil war?
War forced the boys to rapidly grow up, and The Journey From Childhood to Adulthood Under Extreme Circumstances is one of the central themes in the book. How did their experiences affect the boys’ personal development? How did their experiences compare to those of the adults mentioned in the text?
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