Beah’s imagery demonstrates to us the falling state of Sierra Leone: “Dogs were feasting on the burnt remains of the Iman, above vultures circled, preparing to descend on the body as well”(46). To clarify, the Iman was a respected piece of the village but now the Iman is nothing. He was burnt and is now scavenger’s food. Beah shows us through imagery that Sierra Leone is like the Iman, being burnt down and becoming the Rebels food. A sophosicated college bound student needs to able to intrept Beah’s imagery and understand what he meant. Additionally, when Beah is in the forest he uses imagery to show us how he felt about the war. Beah wanted to run and flee from the war instead of fighting in it: “Enormous pigs came running at me, they chased me for about half a mile as I looked for a tree to climb”(53). Frequently, Beah ran away from the Rebels and the war instead of staying and fighting. Beah used imagery to show us that Sierra Leone wanted to run away from the war instead of fighting and protecting their land. A high school senior should be able to create meaning through Beah’s figurative language. To put it differently, Beah’s memoir A long Way Gone is appropriate for the English IV curriculum. Beah uses figurative language to create meaning beyond and shows us real life world
Beah’s imagery demonstrates to us the falling state of Sierra Leone: “Dogs were feasting on the burnt remains of the Iman, above vultures circled, preparing to descend on the body as well”(46). To clarify, the Iman was a respected piece of the village but now the Iman is nothing. He was burnt and is now scavenger’s food. Beah shows us through imagery that Sierra Leone is like the Iman, being burnt down and becoming the Rebels food. A sophosicated college bound student needs to able to intrept Beah’s imagery and understand what he meant. Additionally, when Beah is in the forest he uses imagery to show us how he felt about the war. Beah wanted to run and flee from the war instead of fighting in it: “Enormous pigs came running at me, they chased me for about half a mile as I looked for a tree to climb”(53). Frequently, Beah ran away from the Rebels and the war instead of staying and fighting. Beah used imagery to show us that Sierra Leone wanted to run away from the war instead of fighting and protecting their land. A high school senior should be able to create meaning through Beah’s figurative language. To put it differently, Beah’s memoir A long Way Gone is appropriate for the English IV curriculum. Beah uses figurative language to create meaning beyond and shows us real life world