A Long Way Gone. Ishmael Beah. New York: Sarah Critchton Books, 2007, 229 pages. The theme of this book is to never give up on hope. Hope is what everybody should believe in and have because hope occurred in the past and will be there in the future. The author uses a lot of imagery, symbol, and builds a connection with the readers. In the country Sierra Leone, a war broke out in 1993 where the rebel turns against the government. The main character, Ishmael Beah, at age 12, face his hardest situation

conveyed by the passages,”A long way Gone,” and, “Babes in arms.” The war had disastrous effects on Ishmael. Can you imagine returning home to find your family and house in a burning mess. This is what happened to ishmael. The war killed his immediate family. This is what i observed in paragraph 2 of , "A long way gone, "when it states, "Why have i been the only one to survive the war? Why was i the last person in my immediate family to be alive.” Also in , "A Long way gone This explains that he is

the Theme of A Long Way Gone and Sold Child sex slaves and child soldiers are just two examples of child exploitation. Sold, written by Patricia McCormick, describes the life of an impoverished young girl who is unknowingly sold into sex slavery. A Long Way Gone, written by Ishmael Beah, tells the story of a young man recruited by the Sierra Leone government to fight in the Sierra Leone civil war. Both Sold and A Long Way Gone share similar message. The theme shared by A Long Way Gone and Sold is selfishness(check

contact between one another. In the face of adversity what causes someone to prevail and others to maybe fail. With the right mindset you can always have a chance to succeed even if others around you may fail. Conflict plays a large role in A Long Way Gone due to all the disagreements in what decisions to make in certain situations. Ishmael during the novel came into many situations where he could have easily made a decision that could have had a terrible conclusion. Ishmael can have a low tolerance

Carson Edwards English I Ms. Thaden 10 February 2023 Family Provides Strength Twelve-year-old soldiers, blinded by cocaine, violence, and war, can only find strength through the love of family. Ishmael Beah, in his book, A Long Way Gone, is struggling through the war but keeps going toward the ultimate goal of seeing his family again, proving how the unfailing love of family will give one the strength to persevere through the hardest times. This book shows the instinctual longing for the family

Violence consists of savagery, sadism, and power. Victims of violence are usually not liberated from the effect it has on them. In ‘A Long Way Gone’ by Ishmael Beah, he elaborates on his personal effects of violence in which he endures and taken part in. Throughout the book, he suffers the consequences of being part of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ishmael experiences war flashbacks, nightmares, lost of innocence and a normal life in the result of violence. War is a traumatic experience that affected

When people are under pressure, what drives them to make the decisions they make? The novels Night by Elie Wiesel, and A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah help demonstrate why people choose to do certain things. Hope for better circumstances and fear of what could possibly happen is what forces people to make the decisions they make. In the book A Long Way Gone a young innocent boy named Ishmael Beah became a soldier at 13 years old. He encounters lots of situations where he has

Reading A Long Way Gone was an introductory for me to the issues facing children in war stricken areas. Though I knew that these atrocities happened, I had never gotten down deep into the nitty gritty details. Ishmael Beah does a remarkable job telling the story of this difficult period of time in his young life in a way. He incites emotion and conscious deliberation within oneself about right and wrong in regard to the use young people in warfare. My experience with this text showed me though the