Ryan Gamel Period 2 10/19/11 A Long Way Gone From Innocent A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah is a story of a boy soldier and his journey throughout his country’s civil war and his forced transition from childhood to adulthood. A long way gone is a perfect title for the book because throughout his struggles he travels farther and farther from his innocence. When a boy like Ishmael is exposed to the horrors and tragedy of war at such a young age it is only human nature to adjust to the environment
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Imokhai Okolo Mrs. Beaven AP English 12 13 October 2012 A Memoir of a Boy Solider A Long Way gone is a great novel that tugs at the heartstrings. A long way gone is the story of a boy named Ishmael Beah who is a normal kid with a loving family growing up in Sierra Leone. However‚ one day while Beah is off with his brother and friends visiting the village of Mattru Jong to perform in a talent show‚ his home village‚ Mogbewmo‚ is attacked and destroyed by rebel soldiers. Because of the attack
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Alyda Mahachay Mrs. Barret English 9 Period 3 October 15Th‚ 2014 A Long Way Gone “One of the unsettling things about my journey‚ mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally‚ was that I wasn’t sure when or where it was going to end. I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life‚ I felt that I was starting over and over again.” Ishmael Beah A Long Way Gone written by Ishmael Beah is a memoir of a boy soldier and the experiences he has endured during the occurrence of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ishmael’s
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in luck‚ or consider it to be occasional‚ Ishmael Beah‚ author and main character of A Long Way Gone‚ demonstrates how luck can be a part of someone’s daily life. Life for a child soldier‚ can be overwhelming‚ full of risks and dangers‚ and even a living hell. In most cases‚ these children die‚ end up as orphans‚ or simply live the rest of their lives with PTSD from war. Though‚ Ishmael’s case was different from all of the other boy’s. For example‚ if
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certain memory is unbearable to us‚ “[s]ome even forgot their names‚ family backgrounds and native language‚ and many had to wait decades to feel free to reveal their roots.” (Siev) In the memoir‚ A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah‚ Ishmael experiences the war age of twelve and travels to find a safer place from war. We encounter the changes in Ishmael identifies him as a boy‚ a soldier‚ and a civilian boy throughout where he stays. Ishmael was a twelve years old when he first underwent the war. Ishmael
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It also underlies the idea of music being a distraction from the hardships and rough patches people go through. In the first selection‚ Junior‚ Talloi‚ and Ishmael try to memorize lyrics to rap music in order to "avoid thinking about the situation at hand". The situation being the war and the reality of knowing
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The book a long way gone takes place in Sierra Leone and this war was started in 1991. This started when the (ruff) with support of special forces form (Npfl)‚ intervened into Sierra Leone in an attempt to over throw the josephs momoh government. It was between the rebels and the government. The people of Sierra Leone were effected because the rebels would either kill them or make them fight for them and they would also destroy their village. The conflict is surviving the war and finding a safe place
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cause a person to become desensitized to it. The more violence a person experiences‚ the easier it becomes to handle. In his memoir A Long Way Gone‚ author Ishmael Beah draws parallels between witnessing violence and becoming desensitized to it. Graphic instances in Ishmael’s life such as witnessing his friends die causes him to become desensitized to violence‚ from just barely being able to kill enemy soldiers due to adrenaline‚ to thoughtlessly slaughtering anything in his path. When Ishmael
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In the book‚”A Long Way Gone‚” nature is the theme and it is personified in it. That is because Ishmael in this story went outside a lot of times because his village is burnt and his family is dead. First‚ the war started which Ishmael and his brother and friends were trying to escape together to avoid getting killed by the rebels. And also he gets food outside like fruits on the trees‚ or other plants that can eat. That represent some nature. Another instance is when his grandmother talks about
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bush without time to look for his friends or his brother‚ whom he will never see again. Ishmael is now alone‚ and wanders the forest for about a month‚ searching for food and evading wild animals. Eventually‚ Ishmael encounters some boys he recognizes from his school. They’re heading to the village Yele‚ which is said to be safe‚ and Ishmael joins them. During their travel‚ one night seems particularly distressing to the boys. Three strange travelers cross the boys’ path‚ forcing them to hide
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