A Long Way Gone Book Report

A long way gone by Ishmael Beah, attempts to evoke a powerful response from the leader, by using vivid descriptions to show how he has become emotionally traumatized by the acts of violence in the war. The reader then sympathizes with Ishmael and begins to understand the lasting and deep, emotional pain that Ishmael deals with on a daily basis.

Hope enables people to move on by providing the thought that maybe tomorrow’s events will be better than today’s. Hope is a theme that remains constant in every part of A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. Ishmael begins the novel optimistic, believing he will find his family again. This optimism is later lost when Ishmael is recruited by the army to fight against the rebels, causing him to become addicted to drugs and the thrill of killing. Three years after his recruitment, Ishmael is rescued by UNICEF-a group dedicated to rehabilitating child soldiers. During his rehabilitation, Ishmael discovers hope once more by relearning how to trust, love, and have the will to survive. The presence of hope throughout A Long Way Gone enables Ishmael to

Ishmael Beah had a really tough life throughout his childhood and teenage years. In his literary work, A Long Way

A prominent theme in A Long Way Gone is about the loss of innocence from the involvement in the war. A Long Way Gone is the memoir of a young boy, Ishmael Beah, wanders in Sierra Leone who struggles for survival. Hoping to survive, he ended up raiding villages from the rebels and killing everyone. One theme in A long Way Gone is that war give innocent people the lust for revenge, destroys childhood and war became part of their daily life.

In the introduction of A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, he writes, “There were all kinds of stories told about the war that made it sound as if it was happening in a faraway and different land. It wasn’t until refugees started passing through our town that we began to see that it was actually taking place in our country” (Beah 1). During this statement Beah says that he is completely oblivious to the war around him. These people living in Sierra Leone had adapted to the war to the point where their perception had been altered. With this memoir he shares his experiences and obstacles he faces throughout the war to become a beckon of hope in this despairing country. Ishmael uses his social skills, timely luck, and emotional strength, to find the courage to overcome these adversities and survive in and out of the war.

Children exposed to violence within their communities are left with emotions of hopelessness, insecurity, and doubt. Historical events such as the war on terrorism, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the tragic events of September 11th have had a detrimental effect on the entire nation, including the children. Although every child is not directly affected by the aspects of war, it somehow has an emotional effect on all. The involvement of a nation with war affects every individual differently, whether it is out of fear, anger, doubt, hope, or love. In the short novel A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, he narrates the story by telling his own involvement in the Civil War in Sierra Leone as young boy and the many issues he faces while living in

War can caused many people depression, trauma, disabilities, or even long lasting injuries. The book I will be referring to is called A Long Way Gone “Ishmael Beah”. In Sierra Leone there was a civil war between the RUF (Revolutionary United Front) and government soldiers. Many people in this country were attacked and killed while teens and kids were taken to be soldiers. The book is about a boy named Ishmael Beah and his experience in the war. While looking for his family he is captured by the government to become a soldier and fight against the RUF. Ishmael was both a victim and a victimizer because he had been influenced by government soldiers to do terrible things, and aided them in the fight and killed many people.

The book A Long Way Gone, was an honest book. It showed the struggles of war and what it does to a person. The story of Ishmael Beah is a valuable one, full of love, struggle, family and violence. One of the things that is great about this book, is that it shows a clear progression of Ishmael’s character, from a sweet young boy, to a hardened young man You can see is innocence being slowly ripped away by the military, who forced him to smoke gunpowder and massacre villages. He is a real role model for kids who are struggling to get through something. If this boy can get through a war and survive, then you can get through this! The thing I didn’t like about it is the violence. They could have gotten away with not showing a baby being cut out

The main character in this book would be the author and narrator, Ishmael Bah. At the beginning of the story Ishmael is a regular child in the country of Sierra Leone. As the story progresses Ishmael loses his humanity but over time regains it when helped by UNICEF. This is evident in the line, “We always thought it was because you were happy all the time.” This line describes Ishmael before he is recruited to be a soldier in the civil war of his country. After being recruited, Ishmael quickly changes and his happiness begins to wither down. This is shown in the line, “I imagined capturing several rebels at once, locking them inside a house, sprinkling gasoline on it, and tossing a match. We watch it burn and I laugh.” This

“Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge.” -Patricia Cornwell. A Long Way Gone is a memoir of a child soldier named Ishmael Beah. Throughout the story, it talks about overcoming different obstacles about life as a child soldier. Throughout the story, Ismael conquers his problems but also shows signs of wanting revenge. The most powerful motif in A Long Way Gone is revenge because of his will to kill the rebels for killing his friends families and being bloodthirsty to kill any rebel in his path for the terrible things the rebels have done.

Each individual is either directly or indirectly involved in the production of conflict minerals. For those directly involved in the production of conflict minerals, this includes enslaved children and the author of A Long Way Gone. As previously stated in the Child Soldiers PowerPoint, the conflict heightened in Sierra Leone on the account of these minerals (Dolhinow). The author of A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah, survived the conflict and experienced the uneasiness of a soldier. Additionally, Baindu described her experience stating that the rebels “forced” the children “to work in diamond pits (George, 2009).” These narratives directly relate to the issue of conflict minerals and child soldiers. Citizens of several countries, including the

A long way gone, written by Ishmaeal Beah, is a novel articulated in a first person narrative, where the author cogitates back to the time when he was a twelve year old in the civil war remote of Sierra Leone who made an effort to flee the Civil War but was shortly obliged and compelled to fight. Beah comprehends that some people are not aware of the horrendous nature of the Civil War in Sierra Leone. Thus, he paints a vivid and graphic picture of what befalls in such a war. The intention of this novel was to depict the endangerments and vices of Civil War in Africa. In return, the audience or reader will realize that this novel is not just a synopsis of someone’s war stories, but preferably a heartbreaking tale of wars influence on a young

I really enjoyed reading this book. One of the main things that pleased me was the personality of the characters. Baek HyeKyung (the author) made Yun-Jin, Mi-Ha, and Seung-Suh very strong characters with

In the fictional novel, Left Behind, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, Rayford Steele and Cameron “Buck” Williams share the perspective of the story. It starts in the view of Rayford, a pilot on an overnight flight, looking forward to the next he could see Hattie Durham, a senior attendant. Even though he is already married to Irene, he found himself annoyed by her new obsession with religion. He wasn’t completely against religion, but was completely for it, either. He feels guilty for trying to pursue a relationship with Hattie, but feels that he cannot commit himself to Irene. He finally decided to go see Hattie, and walks out of the cockpit, and Hattie ran right into him. Sobbing, she shakily says that people are missing. Rayford doesn’t understand, and tries to tell her it is a big joke, or they are in the lavatory. She proceeds to tell him that most of the passengers are gone, only their clothes were left in their seats. He pushes around her and goes out to see for himself. Sure enough, passengers were missing.

It was the first day of my thanksgiving break and the first day of reading A long way gone. It was a story about a boy soldier who is the author of this book. It began the story when Ishmael was 12. He was a talented dancer and rapper with african music; based on the reading, he was still a child who has positive altitudes towards everything. At the beginning, they went to another town for his friend’s talent show. However, the war touched his town right after he left. They knew the news of war when they were in the town of Mattru Jong, and decided to search back from his family. Yet they found out later that it was impossible to go back their town since the rebels were already occupied their home, for they decided to go somewhere was