In A War Without A Childhood Summary

Kids Charly, Jordy, and Mireille suffer in the Central African Republic every day due to child labor and war. There is sexual abuse, the use of weapons, and gaining power as child soldiers. All of these horrible topics are discussed in the article, “In a War, Without a Childhood.” In the article, “I’m Ahmed” a man lives in Iraq attempting to play music without being harmed. Later, he left and went to the U.S. to gain freedom and walk around without the fear of being attacked. Although the stories of the children were sorrowful, Ahmed Abdulateef’s story is more relatable because of the discussion of human rights.
To begin, both articles are talking about different types of freedoms and laws. “In a War…” article, the main focus is on how children are being swiped of their childhoods because they have been forced to become child soldiers. Narrowing in on this point, the children need to fight and protect themselves to provide for their families. The message this article portrayed was the fact that the Central African Republic’s laws allowed children to be treated like adults. In the article it stated, “They have been forced to make decisions way beyond their years,” which shows how the problem
Ahmed chose to change his future by leaving everything he had ever known including all of his family, to go to a country with the rights that he wanted to express. The article stated, “For Abdulateef, the newfound freedom was so precious that he applied for asylum in the United States in November,” which demonstrates how he did whatever he could in order to keep the rights that humans deserve to have. This is influential because for one a happier story can show readers that there is a chance to fix lives of others compared to a story with no signs of changing the young children’s lives anytime