Reading Blog 16

When William K died I felt as if some part of Achak was starting to die even more such as his will to survive.  William K, as Achak had mentioned, was his mirror.  Seeing him dead convinces him more that he is not going to be able to survive the walk to Ethiopia.  At times it is a bit difficult to keep on reading the book because the amount of suffering the people had to endure and all the deaths are overwhelming.