<span>Ok so, the central idea is the central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story. The central idea can be best described as the dominant impression or the universal, generic truth found in the story. So in other words you can for read and use context clues also to help find what the author wants the reader to look for. Hope this helps.</span>
Answer:
Salva's struggle was to survive.Nya's struggle was the long walk to water.
Explanation:
Both Salva and Nya have problems that where both solved.
An inference is someone's belief or opinion based only on the information that he/she knows.
"Squatter sovereignty" was a term used by the people that disagreed with the political doctrine which stated that the owners of federal territories should decide if their lands would enter the Union as slave or free states.
The inference being made in the excerpt is the belief that slavery should be allowed inside the territories of people who chose to enslave others, without the interference of anybody else.
