A Long Walk to Water

Why does the woman give the dying men water, even when she knows it will not help and that it will hurt her own chances of survival? What does this say about her character?

Why does the woman give the dying men water, even when she knows it will not help and that it will hurt her own chances of survival? What does this say about her character?

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The woman still knows compassion and respect. The woman has not abandoned these traits even during her own misery.