Essay On Ishmael
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In the memoir, Ishmael describes how children and teenagers were turned into soldiers. Young kids were recruited to be soldiers by both the rebels and the government army. The rebels would go to villages and destroy everything, they would spare kids that were Ishmael’s age because they wanted to recruit them to fight in the war. The rebels tended to line the boys up then select the ones that seemed to be the toughest to them. Ishmael, Junior, and his friends were stopped by rebels at a village and he was selected. Luckily there were shots that were heard by the rebels and Ishmael and his friends escaped becoming soldiers for the time being.
Ishmael experienced the whole process of becoming a child soldier. He was actually selected by the government army to become a boy soldier. The new recruits like Ishmael were put through training to prepare them for real war. The lieutenant would give them speeches to change their mindset and make them believe the rebels are the enemy. For example when the lieutenant was talking to them …show more content…
The organization also turned out to be a very positive influence. On page 129 when Beah was chosen he said “Kanei was left behind, maybe because he was older.” Lieutenant may have chose him because they think think since he is young he can get help and start a new life. UNICEF gave him medical attention and gave him help, which aided Ishmael even when he didn’t realize it. UNICEF helped Ishmael in the long run.
After a lot of time in the UNICEF compound, Ishmael’s uncle was found and he was given an opportunity to start a new life with him and his family. When Ishmael lost all his hope and thought he had no family left UNICEF contacted his uncle. Ishmael was very lucky to be chosen by the lieutenant. UNICEF was almost like a blessing to Ishmael because he was removed from war, he got help, and he found a new family. UNICEF was a very positive role in Ishmael’s
In the memoir, Ishmael describes how children and teenagers were turned into soldiers. Young kids were recruited to be soldiers by both the rebels and the government army. The rebels would go to villages and destroy everything, they would spare kids that were Ishmael’s age because they wanted to recruit them to fight in the war. The rebels tended to line the boys up then select the ones that seemed to be the toughest to them. Ishmael, Junior, and his friends were stopped by rebels at a village and he was selected. Luckily there were shots that were heard by the rebels and Ishmael and his friends escaped becoming soldiers for the time being.
Ishmael experienced the whole process of becoming a child soldier. He was actually selected by the government army to become a boy soldier. The new recruits like Ishmael were put through training to prepare them for real war. The lieutenant would give them speeches to change their mindset and make them believe the rebels are the enemy. For example when the lieutenant was talking to them …show more content…
The organization also turned out to be a very positive influence. On page 129 when Beah was chosen he said “Kanei was left behind, maybe because he was older.” Lieutenant may have chose him because they think think since he is young he can get help and start a new life. UNICEF gave him medical attention and gave him help, which aided Ishmael even when he didn’t realize it. UNICEF helped Ishmael in the long run.
After a lot of time in the UNICEF compound, Ishmael’s uncle was found and he was given an opportunity to start a new life with him and his family. When Ishmael lost all his hope and thought he had no family left UNICEF contacted his uncle. Ishmael was very lucky to be chosen by the lieutenant. UNICEF was almost like a blessing to Ishmael because he was removed from war, he got help, and he found a new family. UNICEF was a very positive role in Ishmael’s