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A Long Way Gone Summary

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Chapter 1 :Introduction A long way gone is a true story of Ishmael Beah who was a unwilling boy soldier during a civil war in sierra Leone when he was only 12 years old. Suddenly Beah village was attacked. his country was united sates of America. his language was English. His genre is memoir. The cover artist is ‘Jennefer Carrow and ‘Micheal Kamber’. The author of this story is ‘Ishmael Beah’. The book is a firsthand account of Beah’s time as a child soldier. It’s a case of 2007 happened in village. A long way gone is the story of Ishmael beah . who becomes an unwilling boy soldier during a civil war in sierra leone . when he was 12 yrs old beah’s village Is attacked while he is away performing in a rape group with friends . among the confussion , violence , and uncertainity of the war , Ishmael his brother and his friend strol from village to village in search of food and shelter. Their day to day existence …show more content…

She and Ishmael bond when he visits the UN to share his story of being a boy soldier laura invites all the children from the assignment of responsibility back to her home at the conclusion of the conference. For Ishmael, Laura represents an outsider who truly cares about the fate of the children in war torn countries. She listens to an honors there stories and teaches them how to share to stories with the world. Ones Ishmael returns to sierra Leone, Laura rights often and sends him money. When Ishmael escapes the country, he makes his way to his the US and laura becomes his support mother like with Esther and Tommy , Laura’s tender felling and unconditional love allow Ishmael Beah began to trust him again and gravel the way for his bright future. The preface to the memoir opens with the declaration that Ishmael’s high school friends believe there more to his life then he has revealed. The through a series of un named dialogue we learn that this book will be the

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(1991-2002) Ishmael’s story solely focused on the years he was affected by the war. (1992-1997) The tale begins when with Beah, his brother, and a couple of his friends, heading to another village to put on a performance and while away, they catch wind that their village had been attacked by the RUF (Revolutionary United Front). The boys' having no home to go back to, wander from village to village looking for shelter and safety.

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