Analysis Of A Long Way Gone

Throughout it all, Ishmael leads his pupil through his trials with wit and wisdom, even while leading him towards solutions for world hunger and environmental destruction. Makes one wonder how it is that Quinn, as he claims, arrived at all of the conclusions in the book by simply going to the library and doing a little research. Part parable, part myth, and totally compelling, Ishmael leaves one hungry and wondering, waiting for the next chapter of humanity's tale to play out. As any good book does, Ishmael leaves readers with more questions than answers, and demands that the reader figure out the solution for himself.

During the war “[surviving] each passing day was [Ishmael’s] goal in life” (Beah 89). Ishmael always continued to persist and made it his goal to continue to survive each day, even when there was little hope for the future. He would persevere in his journey even though he did not know “when or where” it was going to end. He didn’t know what [he] was going to do with [his] life (Beah 89). There was no proper future awaiting Ishmael during this time, the only dim hope he held was that his family was still alive and that they could reunite, and that hope was soon squashed, but he continued.

I find the fact that they were able to even smile during this morbid time was extremely uplifting. To still have such spirit when so much had been taken away from them is astonishing. This shows so much character in Ishmael, how he does not let the war get to his head. He still preserves whatever happiness he has left. It is so important not to take life for granted, as shown in this memoir. In one instant Ishmael was a boy, in another he was a boy soldier. He manages to find joy in a terrible time.

“If you are alive, there is hope for a better day and something good to happen...” (pg. 54). Throughout the course of A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, we familiarize ourselves with the exceptional hardships that Ishmael has experienced as a child soldier, in Sierra Leone, and what actions he takes to overcome them. Despite the fact that Ishmael has been through these devastating hardships and that he became the fear that he himself feared, Ishmael is able to instill hope and keep the reader going through the themes of powerful memories, nature and redemption. He does this through the use of powerful memories that contrast the fear and danger of the war with the remembrance of the beauty of life. Furthermore, nature leaves the reader striving

We all have a story, we all go through tough things in life. We can relate to a lot of things and we find out that were not so different from other people. The memoir A Long Way Gone and the film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete have a lot of similarities and differences. Even though they live in two different places, they are very similar. One similarity would be that they are both struggling alone. They both have their parents but the boys are going to learn how to survive alone without them. They are two young black boys ages 12 and 13 that live in poverty. They become independent throughout their stories. Another thing that both Ishmael and Mister can relate to is drugs. When Ishmael was brought into the army, he started adapting to the other

In both the memoir A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah, and in the book Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a war's ability to convert innocent children to vicious savages is evident. In Lord of the Flies, a group of young boys are taken away from their family and are stranded on a deserted island. They discover themselves in a position full of a thirst for power. The boys think that there is a beast on the island, however, it is just a figment of their imagination. The beast eventually leads the boys to their inevitable downfall. In A Long Way Gone, Beah and his companions are torn away from their families and must survive on their own. To add to the difficulty of the situation, the boys are in the middle of a wartorn country, Sierra Leone.

In Ishmael Beah’s memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Beah encourages the opinion that everyone is responsible for his/her own actions in all cases. Beah proves this opinion to be true through death, thievery, and violence.

In addition, this song relates to “A Long Way Gone” as a whole. There are several changes throughout Ishmael’s life. Starting as a child raping with his brother and friends, to being scared and hopeless in the middle of the civil war, next being in the military killing others, then being in rehabilitation center, and lastly living in New York being able to inform others of the troubles occurring in the world where they reside to prevent it from happening again. In the end, he was able to do what he wanted after doing many things that weren't in his interest without anyone else’s opinions

“He never said anything back then and didn’t get upset by what they said.” (Beah, 2007, p. 91) Living freely, this man is a spirited human, not suffering but taking the pain. Pleasant people in ‘A Long Way Gone” are the selfless, secure souls. Next, on page 119, Ishmael remarks “I was not afraid of the lifeless bodies. I despised them and kicked them to flip them.” At the front lines of his first battle as a soldier, trained to fight and through with living fearfully. The water rises and Ishmael builds his wall. Also, on page 187 Ishmael utilizes brutal honesty with his interviewer, never questioning himself, “I meant what I said and it was not a funny matter.” Embodying the confidence of someone choosing to stay when everyone else runs, surviving the war. In conclusion “I Lived” by OneRepublic (2013) the pinnacle of connections between the real world and literary devices in A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (2007), reflecting the significance of courage and all it can get you

In ‘’A Long Way Gone’’ Ishmaels childhood is taken away by being brainwashed for war. Ishmael didn't know what was right or wrong because he was never shown what was right. “I took turns at the guarding post around the villages, smoking marijuana and sniffing brown brown, cocaine mixed with gunpowder.” The Drugs took away his childhood and he didn't feel pain for killing. In ‘’Night’’ we also see a connection to ishmael when Elie has to follow to nazis orders. ‘’Yet i felt little sadness. My mind was empty. ‘Get up!, Roll call!’ We stood, We were counted.” This shows how the jews are all placed together and are counted as if they aren't human. Elie and Ishmael both lost their childhood at a young age and they are put in a setting were no one cares for them.

In this essay I’m going to be discussing three themes from the novel A Long Way Gone By Ishmael Beah. The three themes I am going to be talking about are survival, family, and war. There are many themes in this novel, but I believe these are the three most important ones. I will explain each theme, give quotes from the book showing the theme and then explain how they are significant and show the theme.

Throughout the memoir A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, Ishmael faces a plentiful amount of challenges and conflicts. In the book there are four main conflicts that Ishmael faces and overcomes. These conflicts include Ishmael running away from the war, his family, and his friends, Ishmael's entire family dying and him becoming a soldier at the age of 13, Ishmael going through rehabilitation, and Ishmael trying to move to a safer area when war meets Freetown.

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

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Ishmael`s hope for a better life portrays one example of the theme “Always have hope”. The war was very traumatic for everyone in the country. In fact, Ishmael joined the army at only 12 years old. While fighting in the war, Ishmael recalled his family and the wisdom they left with him. For example, Ishmael`s father said, “If there is nothing good left in the destiny of a person he or she will die” (Beah54). Ishmael holds on to his father`s words as they comfort him and divert his attention away from the war around him. He could`ve given up many times during the journey. Instead, Ishmael does not lose hope and continues to move on because he knows that life will get better.