Long Way Gone Critique

When many people think of Africa they think of poor, dry, sunny, and disease. All these things are commonly thought of with the mention of Africa. While some of this may be true for certain parts of Africa it's not all true. For this book critique I will be assessing the novel A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, he wrote this novel to share his story and inspire many who are going through tough times, to keep going, and keep hope. While the book was told in the third person from the person who experienced the Sierra Leone war first hand for himself, it was a very well written and captivating novel. One of the main reasons A Long Way Gone was so fascinating was due to the reason that this was Ishmael Beah’s life as a young boy and the way he tells it is very intriguing. …show more content…
Ishmael was astonished when he came to the United States that people didn't know what was or has happened in places like Sierra Leone. Another reason that he wanted to write this novel for people who have been apart of situations including living in Africa and fighting in war for them to understand that they can reach out and get help and talking about it can help them cope. Throughout the book the author included many ways to inform people about recruiting child soldiers as he told his story and what helped him get through it. One of the ways he did this in the novel was by saying, “PUT A QUOTE HERE” Ishmael also tried to hint people that you will need to get some kind of help, even if you don't want it. While UNICEF got Ishmael and took him and other young child soldiers to a rehabilitation so they could go back to their families, Ishmael at first refused and rebelled against it and the people helping him. Later on he realized that the only way for him to be able to cope was to get