Radiance Of Tomorrow Book Report

The people who live in third world countries have much harder lives than how we live everyday. In “Radiance of Tomorrow” by Ishmael Beah it shows how difficult their lives are. Even though they are going through tough times, they still remain very hopeful. The theme of this book is to always stay hopeful, and that’s what the people of Imperi do. Bockaire's family should stay in Freetown so they can get nice jobs, a new beginning, and it is more realistic over all to stay there. Bockaire’s family needs a new start. They shouldn't be reminded of all the tragedies that happened in Imperi. With Bockaire’s closest friend dying in a mining accident, and brutal soldiers in the beginning of the book, they should get away from the place it all
There are a lot more job opportunities in the city compared to Imperi. To be able to support the family Bockaire or Kula have to get a good and steady job. To be able to even stay in Freetown they needed a well paying job. On page 192 Bockaire thinks “This isn't Imperi. There may be possibilities here.” Bockaire took the risk to come to Freetown and he believes that there will be possibilities there. He knows he has to stay there to get a job. Benjamin says on page 92 “Poverty is worse than nightmares. You can wake up from nightmares, you can wake up from nightmares.” Benjamin knows how terrible poverty is and if Bockaire’s family goes back to Imperi they could go back into poverty. It states on page 217 “He didn't want to buy anything and was embarrassed to sit down and wait without even a bottle of water.” This quotes shows how he is still poor from living in Imperi and it was embarrassing for Bockaire. On page 226 it explained “… they had walked a long way and spent their last cents to get a semblance of an education.” The family still does not have a lot of money but they try hard to get an education. By moving to Freetown they can probably get out of poverty because of the job