6. What is the what

pgs. 367-535

Finally, I finished this book.

After reading this, I had many mixed feelings. To read through this was emotionally exhausting, but rewarding since I learned about what truly happened to the Sudanese during this difficult time. Looking back, Valentino reminds me of Job from the Bible, who lost all his family members, property, and was inflicted with deadly diseases but still managed to praise God through his sufferings. Valentino, who technically loses his family, friends and belongings, bears a similar plight to that of Job. Valentino is forced to trek a vast distance in search for a better and safer life, with barely any necessities and minimal guidance. Several times, he is met face to face with death and barely escapes with perseverance and other times because of luck.
In the end, he sets many resolutions as he starts all his sentences with ,"I will...I will...I will..."

"All the while I will know that you are there. How can I pretend that you do not exist? It would be almost as impossible as you pretending that I do not exist."
This could be Valentino talking about God, it could be him talking about the peoples of the world who have chosen to ignore the plight of the Sudanese or simply don't know their story.

As for the question, What is the what, I believe that it is up to interpretation... That's a vague answer...but I'm still trying to figure out what What is...