Long Way Gone: Discussion Questions
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Please respond to these questions in RED font and put into your ALWG folder. Chapter Questions:
Chapter One:
● What did the old man in Kabati mean when he said, “We must strive to be like the moon”? Is this advice that could apply to you? Why or why not? It means you must always be good to others. Yes, it can apply to me because I wouldn’t want to be treated bad, Chapter Two:
● Beah moves around in time as he tells his story, flashing forward and backward. What is the effect of this technique? Do you appreciate it, or would you prefer that he stuck to strict chronology? Why or why not? The effect of flashing forward and back is to get a better understanding. I prefer it rather than chronological order. …show more content…
● How did the boys avoid death when the villagers on the coast found them? Is Beah developing a theme? What is it? The fisherman feels bad for them because of the wounds on their feet and help them. They avoided death by showing the chief of the village some dance moves they learned from the rap cassette. Chapter Ten:
● On page 70, Saidu, one of the boys says, “How many more times do we have to come to terms with death before we find safety?” He goes on to say, “Every time people come at us with the intention of killing us, I close my eyes and wait for death. Even thought I am still alive, I feel like each time I accept death, part of me dies. Very soon I will completely die and all that will be left is my empty body walking with you. It will be quieter than I am.” The old saying is that that which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Are there some things that just kill us slowly instead of building our strength? Explain your answer. Yes there are things in life that slowly kill us, such as, close relatives deaths, feeling like you are about to die and accepting death over and over can really mess you
Please respond to these questions in RED font and put into your ALWG folder. Chapter Questions:
Chapter One:
● What did the old man in Kabati mean when he said, “We must strive to be like the moon”? Is this advice that could apply to you? Why or why not? It means you must always be good to others. Yes, it can apply to me because I wouldn’t want to be treated bad, Chapter Two:
● Beah moves around in time as he tells his story, flashing forward and backward. What is the effect of this technique? Do you appreciate it, or would you prefer that he stuck to strict chronology? Why or why not? The effect of flashing forward and back is to get a better understanding. I prefer it rather than chronological order. …show more content…
● How did the boys avoid death when the villagers on the coast found them? Is Beah developing a theme? What is it? The fisherman feels bad for them because of the wounds on their feet and help them. They avoided death by showing the chief of the village some dance moves they learned from the rap cassette. Chapter Ten:
● On page 70, Saidu, one of the boys says, “How many more times do we have to come to terms with death before we find safety?” He goes on to say, “Every time people come at us with the intention of killing us, I close my eyes and wait for death. Even thought I am still alive, I feel like each time I accept death, part of me dies. Very soon I will completely die and all that will be left is my empty body walking with you. It will be quieter than I am.” The old saying is that that which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Are there some things that just kill us slowly instead of building our strength? Explain your answer. Yes there are things in life that slowly kill us, such as, close relatives deaths, feeling like you are about to die and accepting death over and over can really mess you