Ishmael Beah - The narrator of this true story. Ishmael, is a boy soldier who found a way to escape the horrors of war and go on to counsel others who are only looking for a way to live in peace.
Alhaji - Ishmael 's befriends. They are both part of the soldiers fighting the rebels. He is as strong and cold as Ishmael in battle.
Esther - She is a nurse at Benin House where Ishmael is taken for rehabilitation. She helps him to find himself again.
Protagonist - Ishmael is the protagonist, he is central to understanding the horrors of war in Sierra Leone.
Antagonist - The antagonists at first are the rebels who bring horror and death to civilians for reasons Ishmael can never discern.
Climax - The climax occurs when Ishmael realizes he will never escape war.
Outcome - After a long and traumatic journey, Ishmael finds his way out of Sierra Leone and into Guinea. From there, with the help of Laura Simms, he travels to New York City, finishes his last two years of high school at the United Nations International School in New York. He graduated in 2004 from Oberlin College. He became a member of the Human Rights Watch Children’s Rights Division Advisory Committee.
Mood - The mood in this book is mostly of horror and fear as Ishmael makes his way through the war.
Theme - I believe that the most important theme is: War is Hell.The horrors and tragedies that Ishamel goes through are so horrible that there almost unbelievable.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a memoir written by Ishmael Beah published in 2007. This book provides a firsthand account of the decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone and conflicts worldwide of child soldiers. Ishmael Beah was forced to run away from attacking rebels in Sierra Leone at the age of 12. He was forced to be separated from his family to save his life. He wondered around Sierra Leone and was then forced to join an army unit where kids were brain washed to believe only in guns and blood. At the age of thirteen Ishmael had experience incidents that many other people may never have to deal with in their entire lives. At the age of 16 however, he was removed from the unit by the UNICEF and was given a chance to forgive himself and to forgiven and be loved once more. With the help of some staff he was able to forgive himself and move on. He travelled the United States teaching people about the devastating and unforgettable things that he was forced to encounter and the things that millions of kids all over the world still have to encounter today.
Esther - She is a nurse at Benin House where Ishmael is taken for rehabilitation. She helps him to find himself again.
Protagonist - Ishmael is the protagonist, he is central to understanding the horrors of war in Sierra Leone.
Antagonist - The antagonists at first are the rebels who bring horror and death to civilians for reasons Ishmael can never discern.
Climax - The climax occurs when Ishmael realizes he will never escape war.
Outcome - After a long and traumatic journey, Ishmael finds his way out of Sierra Leone and into Guinea. From there, with the help of Laura Simms, he travels to New York City, finishes his last two years of high school at the United Nations International School in New York. He graduated in 2004 from Oberlin College. He became a member of the Human Rights Watch Children’s Rights Division Advisory Committee.
Mood - The mood in this book is mostly of horror and fear as Ishmael makes his way through the war.
Theme - I believe that the most important theme is: War is Hell.The horrors and tragedies that Ishamel goes through are so horrible that there almost unbelievable.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a memoir written by Ishmael Beah published in 2007. This book provides a firsthand account of the decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone and conflicts worldwide of child soldiers. Ishmael Beah was forced to run away from attacking rebels in Sierra Leone at the age of 12. He was forced to be separated from his family to save his life. He wondered around Sierra Leone and was then forced to join an army unit where kids were brain washed to believe only in guns and blood. At the age of thirteen Ishmael had experience incidents that many other people may never have to deal with in their entire lives. At the age of 16 however, he was removed from the unit by the UNICEF and was given a chance to forgive himself and to forgiven and be loved once more. With the help of some staff he was able to forgive himself and move on. He travelled the United States teaching people about the devastating and unforgettable things that he was forced to encounter and the things that millions of kids all over the world still have to encounter today.
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