A Long Way Gone Compare And Contrast

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and the recent 2006 film Blood Diamond both depict how it was living in Sierra Leone, Africa during the Civil War in the ‘90’s. While A Long Way Gone focuses on child soldiers and what they had to live and go through for many years, Blood Diamond focuses mainly on how the country is torn apart by the struggle between government soldiers and rebel forces. The film portrays many of the atrocities of that war, including the rebels' amputation of people's hands to stop them from voting in upcoming elections. Both the movie and the book try to tackle major issues by asking the questions: how

The film Far and Away was directed by Ron Howard. This film was initially released in the year of 1992.It was first viewed in 1992 at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. The main characters were played by Tom Cruise as Joseph Donnelly and Nicole Kidman as Shannon Christie. Other important characters are Thomas Gibson as Stephen Chase, Robert Prosky as Daniel Christie, and Barbara Babcock as Nora Christie. The film produced around 137.8 million. This film is considered to be a romantic, adventure, drama filled movie. The movie is about two Irish immigrants (Shannon and Joseph) seeking to live the desired life in America. Joseph’s house had burnt down because of unpaid rent and that eventually led him to meet Shannon. Shannon explains her dream and Joseph ends up agreeing to pursue the dream. They go on a ship to America. When they get to America,

Ishmael Beah, the author of A Long Way Gone and Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus, both have an important war stories to tell to our generations. In Maus, we see a family portrait complicated by the legacy of the Holocaust, the bond of families are tested between Vladek, the survivor of the Holocaust and his son Artie, who is ultimately affected by the Holocaust as it reverberate through future generation. A Long Way Gone is a memoir of Ishmael Beah, afflicted by and forced to participate in the Sierra Leone Civil War as a boy soldier. Although they bear some superficial differences, the similarities between Maus and A Long Way Gone are remarkable.

In the film, police came to search the apartment. Mister and Pete hid as they do not want to depart to Riverview, the children's home. Every day, the two boys are avoiding the police or running from them. They must buy their own food, take care of their home and one another. Mister steps up and tries his best to provide and care for Pete, although being thirteen years of age, he cannot yet acquire a job. In the memoir, Ishmael and his friends are driven to do everything they can to avoid the rebels or they could be in danger, possibly killed. They end up only going out at night so that they will not get seen as easy and be as quiet as possible. Ishmael is a leader,

Before reading “A Long Way Gone,” I was not at all familiar with the civil wars occurring in Sierra Leone. I didn’t know anything about Sierra Leone’s political dynamics either, however I could infer much about what might be going on there if asked. At least that is what I thought. That is until I read part of Ishmael’s memoir. I figured, previously to reading the memoir, that civil wars began as a result of some generally good reason, and were continued for a generally good reason. The civil wars in Sierra Leone, as I read, were quite the opposite, rather blind fight for power, as narrated by Beah, “A lot of things were done with no reason or explanation.” It is also implied that each side in the war believed that they themselves were doing

Imagine you hear gunshots echoing through the woods. You begin to see soldiers running towards you with overwhelming aggression. You begin to run as fast as you can and flee from the terrifying men. A Long Way Gone , written by Ishmael Beah is a story that was written of the author's experiences in the Sierra Leone civil war. Ishmael was constantly faced with dangers and the terrors that came from this civil war. Ishmael begins happy with his family but by the end he has lost his family and has the traumatic experience of being a child soldier. In A Long Way Gone the consequences of war shown include, a change in native culture, loss of family, and death and injury to innocent people. These consequences were shown throughout the story and the civil war.

A Little boy forced into a man's shoe Ishmael Beah the boy who survived a war.Ishmael Beah wrote the memoir A Long Way Gone about himself surviving as a boy soldier for the RUF (Revolutionary United Front).Ishmael Beah writes in first person view so the experience is more involving to the reader.Ishmael Beah lived in Sierra leone a small country in Africa he was a little kid with his friends making a rap group on their way to a talent show until they heard screaming and people running.Ishmael Beah develops the themes of sanctity of life,loss of one's innocence,and survival under unique conditions in his memoir A Long Way Gone as an example of describing the importance of the memoir topic.

In a Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah describes his life as a child soldier in the Sierra Leone Army and how it impacted his childhood. Ishmael’s small village was taken over and he was forced to join the army at the age of 12.

There are many similarities and differences between A Long Way Gone and Beasts of No Nation, but one of the biggest similarities was the war in these foreign countries. In both stories the two boys live very similar lives; fun childhood, war breaks loose, loses their childhood and faith in their humanity. Both boys describe the wars as a horrific experience and are both forced into rehabilitation camps. In Beasts of No Nation we only see Agu living through the war and really what ends up on him and most boy soldiers who have faced such terrible things. As we know Beah from A Long Way Gone gives the reader a look at what it takes to get someone integrated into society again, and even then no one can never be returned. It is much like a used toy. After fifteen children have used it, it can never return to its original brand new state, of course it is easy to care for it more and keep an eye on it but tha can’t make it new again. Humans who have gone through traumatic

“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. -Plato” Music is as a light of hope for Ishmael Beah, when he is placed in these life or death situations. Music plays a big role in most of everyone’s lives. Music can cheer you up, it can get you excited, it can calm you down, and in Beah’s eyes it can save your life. I use music in my everyday life to to cope with my stress, and play music that corresponds with my mood. In some parts of our world, music is their culture. As Santana’s song says, let the music set you free. In the book A Long Way Gone, Beah’s music plays a big role in his survival and displays his innocence when he was still a kid.

A Long Way Gone is a raw, honest depiction of war and violence, but it is a unique autobiography written by Ishmael Beah. Ishmael (at the age of 12) had an ordinary life with his

"A long way gone" will be my choice as it gives primarily, an overview of the negative impacts Sierra Leone’s 10 years devastating civil war, had on children in the late 90’s. A long way gone is the true story of Ishmael Beah (the author), who became an unwilling soldier during the civil war in Sierra Leone. At age 12, he was forced to flee his village with friends from his rap band, after an attack from rebel fighters. Ishmael, his friends and brother wander from village to village in search of food and shelter, amid the confusion, violence, and uncertainty of the war. Eventually, Ishmael as a soldier by the army. He gradually became a fierce killing machine capable of horrible violence. With the army being his new home, he was brainwashed

In today’s society the majority of the crimes are still being committed by people who have possessed a firearm that has been obtained illegally or without proper permits. That being said there has been a strong push for gun control because of the rise of shootings involving a large group of people such as the Columbine massacre, Virginia Tech shooting and latest Aurora movie theater shooting involving people who have purchased firearms legally. Gun control laws in the United States have been established for many years but to maintain a civilized society with limited crime stronger control laws need to be enforced in which will help reduce crime in our country. Establishing stronger gun control laws will educate

Growing up, there are countless young boys, who have the dream of someday being a professional football or baseball player. Going outside and letting the imagination of being on the big stage and making the final pitch to win the World Series or the final Hail Mary throw to win the Super bowl. As a young kid, the dream of one day being the best and be paid to play a sport they grew up loving and playing. Although the sports of football and baseball are both very popular, there are a substantial amount of differences between

Ishmael Beah had a really tough life throughout his childhood and teenage years. In his literary work, A Long Way