Analysis Of The Story Sudanese Refugee Valentino Deng

What is the What is a piece of literary ventriloquism that not only recounts the harrowing story of Sudanese refugee Valentino Achak Deng, but brings it to life. It makes the audience experience and sympathize with the Lost Boys on their treacherous march through the African desert with the use of details and stories that evoke imagination of the morbidly and wildest kinds. This is accomplished primarily because Valentino provides a personal face to the tragedy. Many people have heard about the civil war in Sudan, but find it hard to understand the severity of the situation because it’s so far away and not often referenced in American culture or media. Valentino brings a personal touch to the crisis, from his adventure through the desert to his final destination in the United States. He tells stories of his friends and family tinged with personal experiences that the audience cannot help but to relate to and sympathize with. As Valentino’s home village is caught in the crossfire between the country’s Islamic government and rebel soldiers, he is left with no choice and flees to walk hundreds of miles east to Ethiopia and eventually to Kenya in search of safety. He is one among hundreds of other children separated from their families: some had seen their parents slaughtered in cold blood; others never learn the fates of their fathers or mothers or siblings. Of course, pity is evoked from the audience at this; many of us can comprehend the emotional disaster that would result