courage

 for a short scene in the book, "A Long Walk to Water" the main character Salva is tempted to join the rebellion to fight in the war around his country. there are enlistors where he ends up at one point and though hesitant he decides to try and join, but is shot down by one of the enlistors for being to young, the enlistor claps him on the shoulder and says, "dont be so quick to grow up." this showed courage in Salva that though young and though he dint really want to do it he tried anyway because its right for him to fight for his freedom. this heroic act reminded me of someone very close to me, who without i would not be alive. my grandfather, was seventeen years old when his brother joined the army to go fight in world war II and service his country. being stubborn and not wanting to let his brother go my grandpaw enlisted under a false age and became a tail gunner in a B32 bomber. he served his country well due to his love for his brother and the courage he had in order to serve at such a young age. salva did not get away with enlisting but my grandpaw did and this story just reminded me of grandpaw though it was a very short scene in the story.