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Salva lives in a time when his country is affected by war. Because of this, he is forced to leave the only home he ever knew and to live on the run for years, moving from one refugee camp to another. The war affected Sudan so much that it no longer mattered if those killed were women and children, and boys and young men were often swept up into fighting they did not want to take part in. The novel shows just how much war affects society and how the people living in a society change when their lives are in danger.
As with most wars, children do not remain unscathed. In the novel, Park shows how children in the Sudan fare when their elders are fighting. Salva and the other boys in his school are likely to be swept up into fighting for the rebels if they are caught. Children lose their parents and support systems, and they are often thrust out into the wild without anything to assist them. If they are lucky, they will fall in with helpful adults, but even then, the people who carry Salva with them are resentful of him.
