How Did The Civil War Affect Matru Jong

The civil war in Mattru Jong has influenced and affected many of the native’s actions and thoughts towards each other. Due to the civil war people have lost trust in each other. On page 37, Beah writes “This was one of the consequences of the civil war. People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy”. For example, in many of the situations Ishmael and friends encountered, many people had tried to hurt them on behalf on their “themselves, their families, and communities”.
Therefore, I frankly cannot relate to feeling isolated and misgiving about other people. Just to clarify, I have never actually encountered any real dramatic situation in my life that could cause me to stop trusting other people, unlike Ishmael. For instance, I sometimes many feel mistreated by a friend when they hurt my feeling, but it is usually is just that certain person. I personally don’t take other person’s behavior or attitude towards me, expecting them to act the same why. In other words, when I look at people I see them as their own person, everyone can do good and harmful things. So, I don’t expect other people to do harm to me, just because some people may. …show more content…
Many people could not justify what was happening, their whole lives had changed in just one day! The tragedy of the war had caused people to leave there loved ones and homes. Many of the villages that were close by, heard about their neighbored and were scared that this could happen to them. People had tried their best to protect their family and village. Men were used a bodyguards to stay outside and make sure no one entered the village, if someone did try they were sentenced to death. Before the war, newcomers were welcomed and treated as family, but now they are killed and