Monday, October 27, 2008
a long way gone ch. 15-16
In the beginning of chapter 15, Beah says how he has gotten used to killing people because that's basically all he's been doing for 2 years. It's hard to believe that he went through all of that. It would be awful. Beah's and his friends' behavior throughout these chapters really surprised me. It seems like he is actually enjoying killing people and fighting. I think that his activities are the effects of the drugs. Subconsciously, he is still himself but that's buried underneath all of the pills. They have made him completely numb to all of his surroundings and I don't think he knows what he's doing. It's sad to see someone so young go through all of that. One thing that confused me in chapter 16 was when he was turning on the water for the sinks and showers and stuff. He said that he saw blood coming out of the faucet. I don't know if he's being delusional and imagining this or if the water really was contaminated with blood. At the end of that chapter, it was nice to see him go to the city. It was a good change from all of the fighting.
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I also agree that the drugs are hiding or diminishing the Ishmael Beah we knew. I also liked seeing Ishmael travel through his voyage to the city because it kind of gave us hope that eventually things would be okay for Ishmael and he would be able to travel through the city as an adult in a new life. Good job!
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