Marie-Christine Williams was only 14 when she heard the screams of her own family being tortured and the sight of her childhood home being burned to the ground. This was the starting point of the Rwanda Genocide. Marie had to hide in her backyard bushes to be kept from being killed from the Hutus who were inside her house. In order to survive, she had to leave everything behind that was familiar to her and run. Williams faced many hardships through ethnic violence, response on outside nations and survival, and the role of religion. The Hutus started attacking and murdering the Tutsis, which lasted for 100 days known as the Rwanda Genocide. The Hutus was known for being shorter and fatter, while the Tutsi's were known for being taller and more beautiful. However, both groups had the same looks, language, and tradition as one another. The Hutus were also mad because of the death of the Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, who was also a Hutu. These factors played a key role in why this massacre began in the first place. The Hutus became hateful of the Tutsis and wanted revenge so they wanted them dead. Many people who have lived through the genocide believed that someone would come to their aid and help them to survive. In Marie's case, she prayed and…show more content… Some believe that the surrounding countries around Rwanda did not want to get involved in the ordeal and decided to stay out of it. The Tutsis had to fight on their own to stay alive by themselves, even when they were the innocent and did not do anything to deserve what happened to them. Williams had to run through the streets without shoes, clothes, or even a weapon to protect herself against men who had machetes and knives. She had to hide and sleep in the bushes at night, while she had to constantly keep moving during the daytime to not be caught by any Hutus. The Tutsis had no protection or other resources available to them in order to stand a chance of
