was a big part of this period. What they did wanted to do was to shut down the corrupt government‚ by kidnapping children‚ brainwash them and make them child soldiers‚ and they made the people look for diamonds. RUF was a popular organization in Sierra Leone because of the government and poverty. Themes: It is about the "fight" for a decent life People‘s abilities to easily manipulate each other How cruel and heartless humans can actually be The love story: Without including the love story
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music and went to school and had a loving family. It is filled with memories and dream imagery that are horrifying to both Ishmael and the reader. Chapter 3 notes This chapter is filled with contrasts‚ especially the days of peace versus the days of war. There is also the contrast of Ishmael cooking dinner as gunshots ring out throughout the town. There is the contrast of people running for their lives over the bodies of those who have fallen. Finally‚ there is the contrast of a town filled with sounds
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during the occurrence of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ishmael’s experiences physically‚ mentally and emotionally have altered the person he is and has become. Physically he is ambitious and loyal‚ and mentally he is immensely intelligent and logical‚ and emotionally and culturally he is intellectual and resilient. Being and becoming ambitious and loyal is not effortless. Ishmael has acquired these traits from the various experiences he endured during the occurrence of the war. One of the vast amounts
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times many writers use different types of diction so that the writing has a clearer meaning to the reader. In this memoir‚ Ishmael was able to use different types of diction for the reader to be able to understand the importance of scenes while in the war. “I stood there holding my gun and felt special because I was apart of something that took me seriously and I was not running from anyone. I had my gun now‚ and as the corporal always said‚ ‘This gun is your source of power in these times. It will
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environment. People who experienced the war on childhood often carry their grim memories even after they are rehabilitated and have difficulties on finding their identities. We tend to forget our identities when we face a 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
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of the civil war in Sierra Leone. Theme is defined as the underlying idea or ideas projected throughout a novel. In this particular book the theme is the underlying ideas of humanity‚ innocence‚ and survival‚ before‚ during‚ and after the war. Before he is involved in the war Ishmael has a certain level of humanity and
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2012 The Beginning of the Change From the first day‚ something about these innocent eyes filled with hatred inspired me to write. These eyes are those of a child soldier. Before starting this project‚ I did not think much of children fighting in wars‚ but as the research got deeper and my understanding of their situation more thorough‚ this project became much more than a simple task I had to accomplish. I felt close to these people as they are usually around my age‚ and some are even younger than
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CHAPTER III “A LONG WAY GONE” ANALYSIS After a long and dramatic journey‚ the period of relative peace found in a village protected by the Sierra Leone army didn’t last that long for Ishmael Beah and his friends. One day the Lieutenant in charge of village protection announced “In the forest‚ there are men waiting to destroy all of our life […]. Some of you are here because they have killed your parents or families […] we need strong men and boys to help us fight these guys […]. This is your time
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1961‚ Sierra Leone has been a nation plagued with poverty and corruption; part of the vicious cycle that it is snared in as an LDC (Least Developed Country). Multiple factors fuel the vicious cycle into this downward spiral; most are caused by the abuse of power and are intricately linked to each other as obstructions in the path of the Sierra Leone’s road to development. The primary cause behind Sierra Leone’s poverty is the corrupt government. Siaka Stevens‚ the first president of Sierra Leone
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History In 1972‚ the local government system in Sierra Leone was abolished by the then Executive by a “Presidential declaration” which was achievable as there was no codified law or any constitutional provision to protect local government from such powerful actions by the Executive. This abolition effectively meant that Management Committees appointed by the President between 2002 and 2004 replaced local authorities. Binneh –Kamara in 2013 argues that the “Local Government act of 2004 was enacted
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