A Long Way Gone #2

Summary

In the Second section it talks more about ishmaels time as a child soldier. It talks a lot about the things going on that everyone could see and had to deal with and also talked a lot about things that only ishmael knew, things going on in his head. All the the things that ishamel had to witness and participate in were scarring for him at such a young age. Some things that happen would be absolutely horrific for anyone, but ishmael was 14 years old making it so hard for him to see and thing some about some of the things that he had to deal with everyday. Ishmael was a kind soul, this shows how things like this can turn even the best of people into a monster.

Review

I am still attached to this book. The book just gives you a sense of how good you have it and hearing about things like this is just horrible. Some people don't realize how good they have it and i am thankful that I don't have to go through what kids like Ishmael had to go through. The fact and matter of what they do is horrible and i think this book is amazing for anyone, whether you are 13 or 85 this book will be a great read. You really get to see what happens in other parts of the world. I highly recommend this book to anyone. I didnt think this book would be good for me, but as soon as i read the first two pages i was hooked, so if this topic even sounds slightly fascinating to you, then read it.

Focus

This week the focus was the authors perspective and part in the story. My Author, Ishamel Beah, is the main character, the book is written in his first person perspective. This book is an autobiography so the author wrote the book about himself. He Talks about all his memories as a child soldier in Sierra Leon, Africa. At age 14 he was taken and forced to be a child soldier. He has seen a lot of  horrible things and in this books he talks about his physical and emotional journey as a child soldier.

Sources

Here is a link to a child soldier picture gallery.

Here is a link to a video of Ishmael on CBS.