Kenan's Journey For Water Analysis

Even in a city full of darkness and chaos, some are able to look to the future and see goodness in things around them. One such person was Kenan, a middle-aged man that lived in Sarajevo during the siege with his wife and young children. During the siege Kenan along with his family were cut off from water, food, electricity, and other basic necessities. As a result, he was forced to leave his family and home everyday in order the get water that he and his family so desperately needed to survive. Leaving his family is a cruel kind of torture for him, but he perseveres. Because of his love for them and his desire for their survival, Kenan While on his journey for water, Kenan stumbles across the Cellist playing a beautiful, melancholy melody. …show more content…
As a result of the music, Kenan realizes that he doesn’t want to die. He wants to live, for himself, for his family, and for the good of the city. He needs to live so that he, along with others that experienced the hardships of the siege, could rebuild Sarajevo instead of men who “enter Sarajevo laden with goods bound for the black market and don’t leave empty” (183), the men who lived without a moral compass and stole from the poor when they were desperate and in need of help. Although Kenan felt lost in a city were worst type of men were rewarded, his hope is what continued to drive his kind heart and led him to look to the

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