Sierra Leone Civil War

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah context is what war and violence can do to someone morally and physically. In the beginning, Ishmael is running from the civil war because he doesn't want to be hurt and doesn't want to hurt others, but once he is forced to join the army, he becomes what he feared he would become if he became a soldier. Ishmael mentions that killing became so easy to do that it became “like drinking water.”. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah was written to tell Ishmael’s story…

The Sierra Leonean Civil War from 1991 to 2001 affected every citizen of Sierra Leone, including children. Ishmael Beah is a man who was caught in the war as a child, and forced to both witness and commit acts of violence as a child soldier, as expressed in his memoir. The role of violence in the memoir A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah is to portray the theme of loss of innocence through the comparisons and contrasts of violent acts while Ishmael was running from the rebels, during his time as a…

it is estimated that 250,000 children in 19 countries around the world are deprived of the childhoods they deserve, are more susceptible to physiological defects, and are are sometimes tried as war criminals, more awareness and money must be dedicated towards stopping child soldiers from being used in war. These two words child and soldier…

an autobiography written by Ishmael Beah that composed of memoirs on his own life as a young boy who experienced the mental and physical battle of reluctantly becoming a soldier. Before a civil war broke out in Sierra Leone in 1991, Ishmael had a normal life with his family in his hometown of Mogbwemo. When the war led by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) transpired, Ishmael and his older brother, Junior, along with their friends, were traveling to Mattru Jong to participate in a talent show.…

particular, is a diary by Lieutenant Jabati, Ishmael’s commanding officer during his time as a child solider in Sierra Leone. The diary describes events that occur during this timeframe while expanding on Jabati’s feelings and thoughts. I chose a diary because I felt it could best illustrate how Ishmael was viewed by his peers as a child soldier while elaborating on the gruesomeness of the war and how it affects people’s thoughts. I chose to write the diary from the perspective of Lieutenant…

A Long Way Gone (2007) is a true story of Ishmael Beah, who unwillingly is forced to become a child soldier when a civil war breaks out in Sierra Leone. The story starts with Beah only 12 years old, who is away to perform along with his brother and friends when rebels attack his village. During all this chaos, confusion and ambiguity of war, all of them are left to wander from village to village in search of food and shelter and along the way commit to acts they had never thought of doing so…

composed billions of dollars to fund civil wars and other conflicts in numerous African nations, such as Sierra Leone, Democratic republic of congo(DRC), liberia, and ivory coast. The reason that learning about the blood diamonds conflict is so important is because we need to realize all the things that happened during that time. Just like mr. Sawyer says “ not to offend you guys, but the younger generation these days have less empathy towards things such as war and battles, that's why you see…

Beah has his fair share of “yes” in his life, whether the yes was intentional or not. Beah was born in Sierra Leone in 1980. At the age of twelve he experienced the Civil War that was taking place for the first time. The Civil War lasted from March of 1991 to January of 2002 (BBC News). During this time period the government decided to use the kids in Sierra Leone to help fight the war. During the war kids have been forced to grow up and go through some parts of the Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s…

During a devastating civil war between RUF (Revolutionary United Front) and the government, many people had suffered and had great loses. In the book A Long Way Gone, written by Ishmael Beah, it demonstrates what happened in Sierra Leone when his nightmare because a reality. In the war, the government and RUF would recruit young boys to help fight in this civil war. Ishmael, a 12 year old boy who was a young soldier himself, paints a picture of himself and the effects the war has caused him. He…

component of the child recruited soldier. He was born on Nov 23, 1980, in Sierra Leone. Ishmael and his brother fall in love with hip hop at such a young age. To them, Hip Hop is just a music and they enjoying it, not knowing that Hip Hop will later be a lifesaver. In 1991, The civil war in Sierra Leone started; Ishmael, an innocent young boy, on the other hand has no clue of what a war looks like. He would never think that this war, particularly will transmute his life forever. Unknowingly,…