LOSING EVERYTHING
In the beginning of A long way gone by Ishmael Beah the main character in the story speaking about the cruelty of children being abducted from their homes and brain washed into fighting a war they didn't have any part in starting. The book begins in Sierra Leone where Ishmael is a small boy hanging out with friends talking about their appreciation of rap music, when suddenly they see smoke coming from their town and find out their town has been burnt by rebel soldiers.
The story is told by an older Ishmael Beah from the city of New York after his experience of being a child forced to fight a war. All these boys were so young when this tragedy happened having to walk home and see their town, family, and friends in flames. Everything was destroyed and the boys beginning travelling to other towns looking for help. I couldnt imagine coming home one day and having my house burnt down to the ground, losing my familywould just be to hard and I can't imagine how hard it was for these boys who were only 12 to 15 years old. Could you imagine losing your family, your home, your food, and being slowly starved to death while trying to find a safer place to stay?
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The story is told by an older Ishmael Beah from the city of New York after his experience of being a child forced to fight a war. All these boys were so young when this tragedy happened having to walk home and see their town, family, and friends in flames. Everything was destroyed and the boys beginning travelling to other towns looking for help. I couldnt imagine coming home one day and having my house burnt down to the ground, losing my familywould just be to hard and I can't imagine how hard it was for these boys who were only 12 to 15 years old. Could you imagine losing your family, your home, your food, and being slowly starved to death while trying to find a safer place to stay?
Town in Sierra Leone Burnt to Ground by Rebels
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