A Long Walk to Water

What do Nya's journeys represents both literally and figuratively?

Consider how she changes from the beginning of the story, when she travels 8 hours a day to fetch water for her family, to the books final scene in which she expressed her gratitude to salva for the new well in her village

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Nya's journey is both literally and figuratively a matter of life and death. Without water, her family cannot survive. Her gratutude, as given to Silva, can never be put into words. Through Silva's work, Nya will be afforded a future.

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