In the article and the book, both sources talk about Salva Dut’s earlier life and what has happened to him later on. For example in the book, the author Linda Sue Park wants readers to understand the importance of having a access to clean water. She wants readers to cherish the current conditions they have, encouraging them not to waste any useful resource by showing how Salva’s daily life is upended by violence. Her novel also shows the lives reflection of people who live somewhere on the Earth are suffering from health problems, like dehydration and starvation. The book also describes Salva’s life more specifically than how it is described in the web page. In the book, it talks about every important events during his escaping trail. In chapter seventeen, he has an idea of building a clean water well in Sudan, so he persuades the audience to donate money for his plan. Later on, he backed up his words with actions. Eventually, the Sudanese will have access to clean water and they don’t have to walk far away to the pond.

Both sources talk about the history of the lost boys of Sudan, but the site didn’t mention Nya, because she is a fictional virtual character in the story who represents thousands or millions of people.