The Sudanese Civil War lasted approximately twenty years and destroyed entire villages and the lives of entire families. “They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky” tells the true story of the Sudanese Civil War and the Lost Boys engulfed in gunfire and hatred. The Lost Boys were the “nickname” given to the thousands of children orphaned or displaced during the bloody Sudanese civil war. The Lost Boys features Benson Deng, Alepho Deng, and Benjamin Ajak who wrote the novel and give their opinions and understanding of several political concepts. These political concepts have multiple views from the Sudanese people. When compared to American culture, the perspectives are not that different. When it comes to human nature, I believe the Lost Boys saw the concept solely as the will to survive mentally and physically in war – aka self-preservation. . Throughout the novel, nothing remained constant despite ever-changing circumstances, except for the overwhelming idea of ​​survival. In many cases, the Sudanese acted badly towards the Lost Boys, but their physical survival would not have been possible without the kindness and consideration of others. When Alepho had not eaten for three days and was overcome by hunger, a man shared his meal with him. The man's wife thought the portion of cereal was too small to share with Alepho, but the husband disagreed and shared with him anyway, which could have saved his life. After witnessing such kindness, Alepho says: “I had become convinced that people were not good; people were bad. Sometimes I try to remember the man who shared this little meal. This incident made me think differently about people” (A. Deng, 180). I'm... middle of paper ......ty,” and Ron Edmondson doesn't disagree. Edmondson talks about the ten reasons he loves America, and many of them constitute an ideal that is common across the country and across the culture. Of these ten, the three most important are freedom, diversity and patriotism. “We love our country. Period” (Edmondson, 2011). The Lost Boys view freedom as an opportunity and the idea of ​​being able to leave all their problems and unhappiness behind. At the end of the novel, Benson is on the plane thinking about what America would be like when he arrived, who he would meet, what he would see, and what he would do with the rest of his life American. “I have heard a lot of things about the United States. I heard that I would be able to live a better life and that whatever it took for me to do it, I was going to do it” (B. Deng, 306). I believe the "typical" American perspective on freedom is