Thy Nguyen ENGC 0900- mini paper 4 Prof. Luebke 4/20/2013 A long Way Gone A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah is a true story about a real boy‚ who is the author. In Sierra Leone‚ everyone had to face the brutality of war. Ishmael was a solid boy‚ who left everything important to him behind to survive when the rebels attacked his small town; moreover‚ he joined army to revenge and changed to be alive‚ then came back to become human again when the war was gone. His culture
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4 Way Response Ishmael Beah was a twelve year old boy who lived in Sierra Leone and his life was about to change when the novel begins. The book starts in 1993 when Ishmael’s village is attacked by rebels. The book then covers the next three years of Ishmael’s life. The story takes place all over Sierra Leone. Beah was traveling across the country fleeing from soldiers. He later joins the army and travels the country at war with the rebels. After being a soldier Ishmael is taken to Freetown
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The Dangers of Indifference Indifference is the lack of interest‚ concern‚ or sympathy that indirectly influences Elie Wiesel and Ishmael Beah. Elie Wiesel is a World War II veteran who spreads awareness to the suffering of others in the world through his powerful speeches. Ishmael Beah is a former child soldier and a Civil War survivor who‚ like Wiesel‚ spreads awareness to those whom are silenced in the world. Both men had fallen to be victims of indifference‚ for both were abandoned by society
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The famous memoir of a child soldier and his experiences‚ A Long Way Gone‚ has amassed some controversies on whether the book is all real or if sections of the book are made up. Beah explains that he was a child solider for around 3 years. But new records have been found that it’s only been for around 3 months. Beah describes multiple times about his trauma after being a solider for 3 years which is a pivotal part of the book. The question concerning the validity of Beah’s memoir change the impact
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Ishmael Beah “ A long way gone” There are many problems in the world‚ children who suffer from any diseases and/ or are taken away from their families but there is so much more to it. Ishmael Beah was a young boy when captured to become a child soldier. His story is just one out of the million others out there; he became a voice to the ones unheard. Beah’s childhood was taken away‚ as well as his innocence. He would no longer do the things he enjoyed and spend his time playing with friends
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Evidently‚ as Ishmael Beah became a child soldier‚ his story would present a loss of innocence. The hardships and violence of war had been given in the perspective of a child‚ as Beah describes his experiences simply and without judgement. The Rebel attacks on his village and neighboring villages may have traumatized Beah but however‚ not have caused him to lose his innocence. He maintains it by pondering over old childhood memories and his ability to rekindle his sense of wonder. For example‚ Beah and his
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book. Ishmael Beah‚ the main character in the novel interacts with many various system levels. This includes his family‚ groups‚ communities and organizations. For example‚ While Ishmael is running from the war he interacts with the rebels who are bringing horror and death to civilians in the villages (Beah‚ 2007). While he interacts with the rebels‚ Ishmael is put in immediate danger for they may kill him at any given time. The rebels instill fear in Ishmael throughout his journey. (Beah‚ 2007)
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convey entertainment in this text‚ despite the overall violence and gruesome reality of the situations that the characters in this story endure. The biggest example of this would have to be the use of the rap cassette tapes in many situations that Ishmael could have been killed. This quote summarizes this point very well‚ “Mattru Jong?” he asked‚ and called for a young man who was from that village. The boy was brought before the chief and asked if he knew us and if he had ever heard us speak parables
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Ishmael Beah was a boy from Sierra Leone who became a soldier in the country`s tragic civil war. He spent nearly all of his childhood running away from the war and eventually ended up joining the army. During difficult times‚ Ishmael always had hoped to continue. In A Long Way Gone‚ Ishmael Beah shows the theme “Always have hope” through his hope to find his family and for a better life‚ and through the rehab staff`s hope for the boys. Ishmael`s hope for life to get better portrays an
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after they got to the hospital. Ishmael retells his story when he does he mentions that “The rebel boys drew out the few bayonets they had in their shorts and rushed toward us. It was war all over again. Perhaps the naïve men who had taken us to the center thought that removing us from the war would lessen our hatred for the R.U.F..” (Beah)This Proves that being a child soldier does really change you. My second reason is that they still are addicted to drugs. Ishmael said that “I craved cocaine and
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