Mattru Jong

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

of people trying to escape, realizing that returning was not an option and having to accept the fact that they’re families are gone. Ishmael’s world turned upside down the next day. Junior: The older brother of Ishmael, travels with Ishmael to Mattru Jong. Junior is overprotective towards

The novel, “A Long Way Gone”, documents Ishmael Beah’s youth in Sierra Leone in the year of 1993 during a civil war. At the age of twelve, Ishmael lost his family due to the invasion of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) causing his village, Mattru Jong, that he cherishes the most to be destructed. This was the start of his difficult journey of survival. At the age of thirteen, he became a brainwashed child soldier who was filled with raging vengeance against the RUF. Ishmael lost his pure innocence

In “ A Long Way Gone” Beah describes a vivid nightmare which is a metaphor for his experiences as a child soldier. Beah reveals his internal conflict in his dream. The dream begins with Ishmael and his brother, Junior, swimming at Mattru Jong and diving for oysters. This exemplifies the time before the attack when Ishmael and his family were spaced out and happy. They race home with the oysters but there is no one there, this signifies the moment when Ishmael and Junior hear that the rebels had attacked

rap music. 2 years later while traveling to the town of Mattru there village is attacked while they are gone and they are now stuck at Mattru Jong to wait for word from their family. Chapter 2: Ishmael awakes from a nightmare from the past in present day New York where he had been for a month. He and his group had just killed another group of people and did not care in the dream. Chapter 3: Ishmael and his friends are stuck at Mattru Jong for longer than they had hoped. A messenger arrives with

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

is finally able to go to a rehabilitation center, and later moved to New York to live the rest of his life away from war. 9. 1. Ishmael leaves his home and family with his brother and close friends to go to a talent show in Mattru Jong. 2. While on their journey to Mattru Jong war breaks out. 3. Ishmael gets separated from his brother and friends. 4. Ishmael travels to multiple villages seeking safety and finally settles in Yele. 5. The rebels come to Yele, and Ishmael joins the Armed Forces for

A Long Way Gone is the true story of Ishmael Beah’s life from 1993-1997. When he is 12 years old, Ishmael and his older brother Junior go to perform a rap act in a neighboring village called Mattru Jong. His home village Mogwebo is attacked while he is away by the RUF (Revolutionary United Front). Amidst the confusion and violence, Ishmael and Junior go from village to village in search of his parents, food, and shelter. During one of the attacks on the villages he gets separated from his brother

throughout his life. (Beah, 2007, p. 5-218) For the first time the love for music in some formed shields the boys. Beah and his friends left their village, Mogbwemo, to travel to one of the neighboring villages, Mattru Jong, to participate in their talent show. The next day after arriving in Mattru Jong, Beah and his friends heard the news that the rebels attacked Mogbwemo. If Beah and his friends hadn 't left for the talent show, they would have been there when the rebels arrived, and most likely would

The tale of the “wild pigs” is about why pigs hate humans so much. In the book, A Long Way Gone, the protagonist, Ishmael, was being chased by wild pigs, recalling the tale his grandmother told him when he was younger. This tale provides Ishmael with some insight about his situation. It tells about a hunter who used magic to transform himself into a wild pig. He would lead the herd of pigs into an open area then transform himself into a human by eating a special plant and shoot the pigs. One day