Mattru Jong

In the book “A Long Way Gone”, by Ishmael Beah, a story of his childhood experiences growing up in Sierra Leone is told. When Beah was only 12 years old, his entire village was destroyed by rebel soldiers. He was separated from his mother and father during this attack. His brother Junior, some friends, and himself had to run away and try to get away from the rebel soldiers. Later in the book, the rebels keep attacking places where the kids are hiding, and he gets separated from Junior, the last family

In the story “A long way Gone by Ishmael Beah” Ishmael first character is innocent and childlike in the beginning of the novel. His innocence and childlike character is a significant role of characterization. Ishmael’s symbol of innocence is the moon, which is constantly being brought you into the story. “Some nights I saw the head of a man in the room...it pleases me to know that part of my childhood is still embedded with me.” It made him happy that he knew he still had his innocence and childlike

In the bildungsroman, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael recalls a childhood parable Pa Sesay told when listening to a mother tell her kid a story in Conakry’s Sierra Leonean embassy. The tale tells about a hunter about to shoot a monkey but the ape articulates that if he shoots, his father will die, and if he does not shoot, his father will die. Ishmael reflects upon the parable’s unanswerable question and finally reaches a solution at age seven. Clearly, Ishmael possesses the critical thinking skills to

When Ishmael tells the narrator of the novel that "it should be noted that what is crucial to your survival as a race is not the redistribution of power and wealth within the prison but rather the destruction of the prison itself," I believe Ishmael, a gorilla, believes he is isolated in his own prison in a sense and is taken away from world outside. Ishmael born in West Africa and was sold to a North American zoo. He is bought by Walter Sokolow, who is wealthy Jewish merchant and find kinship

All around the world, children are either raised in a way that preserves their innocence or a way that strips them of it. Some children are blessed with a so called “care-free” childhood, while other kids can only dream of the opportunity to live without burden. Ishmael Beah, both the author and main character of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boys Soldier, tells a moving story of how his enjoyable life and innocence were quickly taken away from him. As he goes through the journey of becoming a soldier

Survival In the story A long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah has to face a lot of challenges at a young age in Sierra Leone. Not all children can grow up and live a care free life like others. Some have to get around some rough edges to survive or to become the person they want to be. For the boy Beah in the story he gets pulled from school just because his parents cannot afford to keep him in. “I am sorry I do not have enough money to put you boys back in school at this point” (10-11). Now he has to

Something to think about #10 For this weeks something to think about I read the book A Long Way Gone. This book follows the story of a boy named Ishmael Beah and his struggles with being a boy soldier in Sierra Leone. The book tells the story of how Ishmael loses his family because of the war and that he joined the war in hopes of avenging his family. Their were many of the social justice principles present in this book but the ones I found to be most prevalent were; Option for the Poor and Vulnerable

“They fight like soldiers. They die like children”. ( Romeo Dallaire). “A Long Way Gone” was written by ishmael Beah and published in 2007. “A Long Way Gone” is a true story of Ishmael Beah, Who becomes a child soldier during a civil war. When he was in his village was attacked. Witch lead for his family to get separated and later he goes through a lot of struggles and is forced to do horrible things. The three most important scene in this story includes when ishmael gets recruited to the military

A Long Way Gone and The Bite of the Mango are two stories written about the same war - and its effects - from the two different perspectives of a young boy, Ishmael and a young girl, Mariatu. Although both novels have their differences, when compared, they come together to create a wider understanding of how the civil war in Sierra Leone affected all kinds of people in ways both comparable and dissimilar. In both The Bite of the Mango and A Long Way Gone, main characters Mariatu and Ishmael are forced

A Long Way Gone 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. In A Long Way Gone, A big part of the story is Ishmael explaining what he and