Ishmael Beah

Psychology Reflection Paper A long way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah Write a 3 page reflection of one of these books. What did you learn? What are your reflections on these situations, cultures, and parents? How did their situations help or hurt these children according to the developmental theories we study? Ishmael Beah in his book really explained the situation of things that he went through at early age of his life especially at 12, when he was dragged to the…

In the novel A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah we can see two major aspects of shared humanity the first of which being loss, and the second, survival. Ishmael is a boy who lives in the town of Mogwebo. He and his friends started a rap group and decided to go to a talent show in Mattru Jong which was a town a few miles away. During this time a civil war was happening between the government and the rebels who sought to “free” the inhabitants by killing them all except for the boys who they would…

experiencing the harrowing account of adolescence described in vivid detail in Ishmael Beah’s 2007 memoir A Long Way Gone. The memoir is about how Beah himself was indoctrinated into becoming a child soldier during the decade long Sierra Leone Civil War. At the age of only twelve, Beah’s village is attacked by militants and he is forced to flee with a group of his closest friends. Having no concept of war before this period, Ishmael is thrown into the fire and forced to either adapt or die.…

maimed. Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone, and Mariatu Kamara, author of The Bite of the Mango, both faced unspeakable horrors and loss and were equally victimized during the war. The two authors were subject to immense trauma; at an incredibly young age they went from enjoying their childhoods to witnessing death and being faced with extreme brutality and suffering. Both authors witnessed the murder and torture of friends and family members they had known since birth. While Ishmael was a…

he gets separated from them and starts a journey on his own. In the book ishmael recalls his time running from danger saying, “I walked for two days straight without sleeping…. I felt as if someone was after me, often my shadows would scare me and caused me to run for miles. Everything felt awkwardly brutal…. I knew I was hungry but I didn't have the appetite to eat or strength to find food.”(Beah 49). This quote shows how Beah is pushing through and is determined to keep moving away from the…

In the novel, A Long Way Gone; Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah. Coming into the middle section of the book, many new characters have been introduced, and some previous characters left the book. As I continue to read further into the book, the author's writing style becomes more harsh and forceful. Along with all of these, the novel has turned more violent and in tuned with the reality that Ishmael is facing. It seems like the group of boys that he met with, is going…

alive and not get killed or taken over by a parasitic alien. In A Long Way Gone Ishmael was fighting for his life by running from the rebels. In The Host Wanderer which has taken over Melanie’s body is trying to find her brother Jamie and her lover Jared. A Long Way Gone is a great book about Ishmael Beahs life while as a young boy who had most of his family killed by a group of younger guys known as the rebels. Beah got put into becoming a child soldier and had to learn how to use guns and…

above the rest. A Long Way Gone and Cinderella Man are compelling tales of strength and recovery during two extremely difficult times in history. Both go along with the theme that family will always be there for you, even during the hardest times. Ishmael Beah, the protagonist in A Long Way Gone, continually yearned for connection and desperately wanted to know where his family had gone, if they were alive, and if he would ever see them again. His struggles were a prime example of the theme,…

The Role and Functions of Family in Ishmael Beah’s Life Ishmael Beah’s memoir entitled A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (2007) tells the tale of a child soldier from Sierra Leone. After his family dies when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) invaded their village, Beah’s last resort is to become part of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces as child soldier. With his ability to execute the prisoners of war, Beah becomes a child lieutenant. However, this position leads to further trouble…

women were pushed to the background. This caused her to develop a more sheltered, innocent mindset, which made for a huge shock when it came time to grow up. Beah on the other hand, came from a divorced family causing him to create his own rules due to the fact that his parents did not have much communication. Early independence occurred within Beah because his mother felt an overwhelming guilt of saying no to her children. This worked well in his advantage for when he spent time away from his…