A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah follows Beah as he experiences the invasion of his home and his becoming of a child solider. In the memoir, chapter four and five sees Ishmael go retreat back to his home with his brothers as he has nothing else to live off of. As the boys walk through their hometown, they witness the carnage and aftermath of the rebel attack. They are unable to put words to their shared horror, and they are unsure of what they can do for each other. However, their hunger is more important and worse than ever the horror of what they saw. They risk their lives to get something to eat. They avoid detection from the rebels and make it to their house successfully and find it ransacked, and find their money still there, thankfully.
