Desperate Measures

He was about five years old and was enjoying the corn that held in both hands, taking turns biting each ear. We didn’t say a word or even look at each other. Rather, we rushed on the boy at the same time, and before he knew what was happening we had taken the corn from him” (Beah 30). In this part of the story Ishmael is remembering an incident where he and his friends had stolen from a young boy. Now the author made it quite clear that Ishmael had stolen before but, Ishmael has a brother just a few years older and I would’ve thought he would have seen him in the young boy and not steal from him. It makes me wary of how this is going to play out, and question what he is willing to do if the situation becomes worse, as desperate times call for desperate measures. “Was there an end to this madness and was there any future for me beyond these bushes? I thought about Junior, Gibrilla, Talloi, and Khalilous. Had they been able to escape the attack? I was losing everyone, my family, my friends” (Beah 45). In this part of the story the war is beginning to take its toll on Ishmael, as he wonders if his friends and family are alive. He questions his future and what is coming for him. He uses terms like “madness”, to describe his situation, and it makes you curious to how much more of this he can take until he breaks. The author has him questioning many of the same things as the reader is, as we too grow emotionally attached to characters, and are concerned for their well-being. This…

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