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Symbolism In A Long Way Gone By Ishmael Beah

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In Ishmael Beah’s memoir A Long Way Gone, Beah’s images of nature reflect both his inability to think clearly and the distressing state of the Sierra Leone. Beah’s symbolism and images of nature reveals that he is unable to see hope for the future. “On the third day, I found myself in the middle of a thick forest, standing beneath huge trees whose leaves and branches made it difficult to see the sky” (49-50). Clearly, the sky represents the future for Beah, or freedom. The trees represent the war that is occurring in the Sierra Leone. Beah’s imagery portrays how the war made him feel like he would never be free again. Since Beah is so young, he knows he has a long life ahead of him. This war places such a large burden on him that Beah feels
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