His siblings and him have different coloured skin compared to most of the other characters in the story Town. I quote: "Some of the children at the church look at us in a strange way, for they have not seen skin as black as our skin". They also speak Dinka, which is an uncommon language in the new country they are currently living in.
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| a muddy river. |
Malith and his siblings aren't as rich as the other characters. Which is a difference, some people are rich, and some are poor. Back in Malith's old village (the old Katule), he didn't even have a house to stay in for many days after his siblings and him came to the border from their country. Unfortunately, they also went days without food. The river was also a long way away, and it was very dirty. I quote: "Many people got sick from the water."
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| Grain: Malith and his family had to work hard for this. |
Back in his old village, Malith, his brother and his sister were so desperate for food that for money they, i quote: "gathered wood and tried to sell it to the people who lived in the villages close to the camp." Sadly they didn't get much food in return, the grain they had in return for the wood had small creatures living in it. Nevertheless; they had to live with what they had considering they didn't have very much. They were desperate for food. They were hungry: http://www.wfp.org/hunger
Another reason why Malith and his siblings are different is because they speak another language other than English, people can differ in what language they speak in. In Malith's case he speaks a different language to most of the people in his neighbourhood.
About the language Dinka: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~agamlong/language/index.en.html
Drinking dirty water can cause disease, sickness and even death: http://www.pacinst.org/reports/water_related_deaths/water_related_deaths_report.pdf
Here is a site about poverty: http://www.poverty.com/
There are others like Malith and his siblings, who have dark skin and this website tells us about racism: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/racism-against-african-americans.html
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