God Grew Tired Of Us Analysis

Conflicts between nations have existed since the beginning of time. They are the reason nations don’t have stability and may cause people to fight for their lives. Sudan was one of those nations that brought conflict to both north and south Sudan. South Sudan’s people had to go through a lot of conflicts to be where they are at today, to become independent. Most of the south Sudanese lost their homes and family. John Bul Dau author of the memoir God grew tired of us was one of many refugees that had to go through a lot of struggles to truly find where he belongs.
John Bau Dau a man who traveled for months to find a place where he and the other refugees would be able to call home, a place where they wouldn’t be hunted like animals, a place where they would be treated like human beings. One refugee camp he stayed at was Ethiopia. John stayed there for months, until one day it all changed for them. The caretakers said the other refugees and him had to leave before the war started for the socialist government, soon leaving the government in the hands of their enemies, causing them to start their journey again, leading to another camp for a place to stay.
The next place he stayed at was Kenya. For John Bau Dau it was a place he thought of as home. He had friends, a house, …show more content…
In America we had a hard time adjusting to his new way of life. One lady told him, “Who are you? Who brought you here? Go back to your f------ country! You are stupid.”(John 228). In john words there are good and bad people in the U.S. but that didn’t affect him. All he was trying to do was his job, go by the book and do what the right thing to do is. He respected everyone. Throughout all the problems, learning new things, john never forgot where he came from. John stayed traditional most of the times. Since that day he said I will never die of thirst again, hope and will power have helped him to live a better life and to not give up no matter the