The problems people face in life ,force people to make difficult and risky decisions in order to escape from them.The following are some of the problems people in the society o Twilight Trek face.
The narrator is desperate to leave his home country to escape from the problems at home.The mother is a prostitute and wishes the son to join the same in order to earn money.The narrator is prepared to travel far wide in order to improve his life.He decides to travel to Spain as an illegal Immigrant to further his football talent.
The narrator faces Blackmail on his journey to morocco.The Tuareg driver steps the vehicle in the scorching heat of the desert in order to demand more money for the trip.He threatens to abandon them if they don't add.They paid 100 extra dollars so as to continue with the journey.
The narrator companion for the journey(patience) is dishonest.The narrator does not suspect patience who turns out to be cunning and dishonest,when she disappears with the narrators money to Tangier.He is left utterly helpless.This dampens his chances of crossing to Spain.
The narrator faces many hardships .His trip through the Sahara desert is full of hardships like very high temperatures, lack of water,cramped conditions,fear of attacks from highway thieves and arrest by security officials.
The hardships in life make people engage in unethical practices e.g. the narrators mother lives the life of prostitute in order to earn a living.
In a story,a Nigerian woman dies after miscarriage still hoping that the baby in her belly would be considered worthy of asylum. She wants to escape the problems she faces at home.
marto answered the question on December 1, 2017 at 07:32
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