A Drink Of Water

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A Drink of Water In the story ‘A Drink of Water’ the writer uses many techniques and descriptions that show us about the people that live in Las Lomas. Some are greedy, some are kind and some are innocent, they all vary in personalities. The readers also know what the characters are like by the actions and words of the characters and he/she feels about the situation and the weather. In Las Lomas, the weather has been really hot and bad. There has been no rain for crops to grow and no clean, drinkable water. The life in Las Lomas has been very hard for the villagers, if takes them a lot of time to get water. This might change the personalities of the villagers and how they feel. Every morning in Las Lomas, the people wake up hoping for some rain for their rain god Parjanya. This made the villagers lose a lot of their hope and lower their self-esteem. The writer show many things about the villagers. The writer shows how the villagers are very religious when the he says ‘Next day, Las Lomas had a big feast, and prayers to the rain god’. This shows their dedication to their gods and that they rely on them in very hard times and situations. The writer also shows that the villagers cannot stand for themselves when he says ‘In Las Lomas, the villagers exhausted their savings in buying Rampersad’s water to keep alive’ this shows that they cannot revolt against him because they are not brave enough. It also shows that they are doing it due to desperation; they need to get Rampersad’s clean water to stay alive. The villagers are also very happy that someone had stolen some of Rampersad’s water because he has been charging them for each bucket/half-bucket they take. From the beginning of the story we learn many things about Manko. We learn that he is a really hard worker and does everything he can do earn what he must earn, no matter how old he is. Which is shows in this
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