Although Ishmael Beah was very fortunate to escape Sierra Leone, millions of other poor, innocent civilians were not lucky enough to flee their war-ravaged homeland. Similarly to the first two highlights, the next two passages work together to display the progression of damage that war takes on the country of Sierra Leone, specifically its capital city of Freetown. A passage from pages 146-152 clearly highlights Freetown as a busy, religious, and magnificent city filled with bustling streets of extravagant cars, tall buildings, countless mini-markets, cheery street vendors, and the enormous Cotton Tree, a historic landmark of Sierra Leone. By writing this passage, Beah strategically explains what Freetown meant to Sierra Leone, so he can later prove his main idea and reveal how war damaged and affected his home country and its capital city.
The fifth and final highlight from pages 202-208 shows how even the most highly-esteemed city of Sierra Leone wasn't safe from the destruction of war. It didn’t take long after the civil war made its way …show more content…
The theme of region is shown when Beah settles in the village of Kamator in an attempt to hide from the RUF. Upon arrival to the village, Beah was forced into helping farm, as he says, “The village inhabitants were all farmers, so I had no way to escape this fate” (Beah 41). Kamator is a great example of a region, a geographical area consisting of specific elements and roles of a culture. More specifically, the village is an example of a formal region. A formal region is a type of region in which all inhabitants share at least one common trait. In this example, Kamator is a formal region because all of its villagers share a homogeneous system of livelihood. This similar way of life is farming, which is why when Beah stays at the village, he is expected to clear a plot of
The fifth and final highlight from pages 202-208 shows how even the most highly-esteemed city of Sierra Leone wasn't safe from the destruction of war. It didn’t take long after the civil war made its way …show more content…
The theme of region is shown when Beah settles in the village of Kamator in an attempt to hide from the RUF. Upon arrival to the village, Beah was forced into helping farm, as he says, “The village inhabitants were all farmers, so I had no way to escape this fate” (Beah 41). Kamator is a great example of a region, a geographical area consisting of specific elements and roles of a culture. More specifically, the village is an example of a formal region. A formal region is a type of region in which all inhabitants share at least one common trait. In this example, Kamator is a formal region because all of its villagers share a homogeneous system of livelihood. This similar way of life is farming, which is why when Beah stays at the village, he is expected to clear a plot of