Mattru Jong

about the war that is taking place in his country and about his rap group he is participating in. He begins to explain to the reader how he learned about rap and why he loves it so much. Ishmael, his brother Junior, and Talloi take a road trip to Mattru Jong to participate in a talent show, but stop at there Grandmothers house on the way. In chapter two, Ishmael is having a nightmare, where he is pushing a wheelbarrow through a cemetery that is holding dead bodies. He wakes up from his dream and is

story includes when he visits his friends, he meets his uncle and lives with him for a while and goes to the U.S. The first most important scene in “A Long Way Gone” is when his home village is attacked while he is away visiting friends in Mattru Jong which is also attacked. This is an important moment in the memoir because it's when all the bad things started to happen and he had to hide in the bush. One quote from the book that exemplifies this aspect of the book is “is there an end to this

life. In the A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah, a twelve-year-old explains how he used to go on a swim with his friends and his love for rap music and hip-hop dance. When Ishmael and his friends went to visit Mattru Jong, they visited Ishmael's grandparents in Kabati. While staying at the Mattru Jong, they

understanding of how the most innocent children can become the most outrageous killers. Survival plays a very huge theme in the book because of the situations Ishmael had to go through. . Ever since Ishmael escaped from the chaos that was happening in Mattru Jong, Beah mainly had to focus on his survival every single day. Such an incident happened in Chapter 4. “Things changed rapidly in a matter of seconds and no one had any control over anything. We had yet to learn these things and implement survival

Innocence is often a word used to describe children, they are pure because they have not yet become exposed to corruption. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah illustrates what happens when innocence has been seized from a young child. When rebels attack Beah’s village, he is forced on a life altering journey. Beah involuntarily transformed from an innocent adolescent into a rebel soldier. He needed a lot of guidance and correction to reconstruct his virtue. The conflict of the Civil War shaped Beah’s

In the memoir, “A Long Way Gone”, Ishmael Beah’s personification and imagery is used to embody the connection between the state of Sierra Leone and how Baeh feels after having to migrate. For instance, When Beah and Kaloko are forced to flee Kamator because of a rebel evasion they decide to return to Kamator the next day only to find the imam being eaten by a pack of wild dogs. As they examine the village from afar, Baeh is paralyzed with memories as he mutters; “I became frustrated with living

Have you ever noticed the continuous recurring theme in your favorite movies and books? That is called the Hero’s Journey. Bilbo Baggins, a supposedly unadventurous hobbit is requested to accompany a group of dwarves on a difficult journey by none other than Gandalf, the well-known wizard himself. Ishmael Beah, a young, happy boy goes out with his friends without saying goodbye, not knowing it may be his last time to see them. While with his friends, his town gets attacked by the rebels and his

Introduction The author of this book, Ishmael Beah was forced to become a child soldier at 12 years old due to the civil war occurring in his home country of Sierra Leone which first began in 1991. After Ishmael’s home village of Mogbwemo was attacked by rebels he was separated from his family, forcing him to flee. Without a home or a family to take care of him, Ishmael then spent months wandering with a group of other boys who had been displaced by the war. While taking refuge in a village protected

To start with, the story begins when Ishmael and his rap-passionate friends are all headed to Mattru Jong for a talent show, “I left home with Junior...and Talloi...to go to the town of Mattru Jong, to participate in our friends talent show” (Beah, p.6). As one can see, he was just a vulnerable, naive boy before mayhem broke loose around him. Moreover, Ishmael endures an extremely perilous adventure

what you go through, if you keep going and you have supporters you can overcome a harsh past. Ishmael was ten years young before his life path took a bitter turn. He was an innocent young boy traveling a journey from their village, Mogbwemo to Mattru Jong with two of his friend to see his mother and little brother. After two days of visiting his mother, Ishmael continues his journey to Kabati, his grandmother’s village still with his two friends. Though he visits his families during the journey,