A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah Character Analysis

It seems like everyone tries to grow up as fast as they can. Often times forgetting that the innocence of being a child is precious and valuable. In the memoir entitled A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah , the protagonist finds himself having to become a child soldier taking adult actions in order for his survival. One may learn through A Long Way Gone that childhood is a treasure and when lost or taken away it's impossible to get back . One lesson that can be learned is emotions can take over the ability to reasonably think . Ishmael Beah says “ I shot as many as I could , but I didn’t feel any better.” (122) . This is an example of Ishmael Beah acting on his feelings of hate. It was impulsive and done out of anger. Beah’s actions can never replace his dead family and the emotional baggage that he has towards the rebel soldiers.
Children have a certain navie trust . Although knowing the difference between right and wrong a child can be easily manipulated into doing what’s wrong . This is displayed in the book when the soldiers tell Ishmael Beah and the other child soldiers if they …show more content…
Sometimes I catch myself thinking about how life was before I stopped being a kid . Realizing that the world isn't made up of fairytales and dreams . Instead it's made up of people all looking for the the same thing, happiness. When thoughts that like that go through my brain , I stop to think about how amazing life is. Life is filled with happiness found everyday in the people and little things that I love. Life gives people the chance to think about how lucky they actually are . The book showed that not everyone has the opportunity to have had an amazing childhood, those people live their life in a way that most people strive. The way they look at life is with happiness and being thankful for what shaped them to become who the are today