PLZ HELP Why does the author include sad stories like the story of Marial in the book? (Long Walk to water)

Think about describing one of your friends to someone else. if they are nice, or funny, how do you prove it? you will generally think of examples and interactions that you have had with them, right? choose one friend and come up with different types of examples that you might use to prove to someone else what type of person your friend is. write a one-paragraph journal entry describing this friend. use descriptive language, imagery, and examples.