A Long WayGone

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A Long Way Gone

A Long Way Gone is indeed a work of literary genius . The book is an account of Ishmael Beah 's life . It showed a great deal of Beah 's life in war-torn Sierra Leone . The book began with particular scenarios of his serene early childhood . However , this peace did not last very long . Upon reaching the age of 13 , the peace Beah experienced was suddenly changed by a vicious calamity when the civil war fuming all throughout

the nation countryside has struck his village . Rebellion and counter revolution forces assault villages . The attacks were all so cruel . There are even instances when people were burned alive

This particular tragedy forced children to become soldiers in an early age . Upon the assault on Beah 's village , he and his brother became isolated from their family . Beah and his brother sauntered in different devastated villages along with other boys , who are also famished , worn out , and lost . No matter where they go , there are always those people who wants to end their lives , out of a certain feeling of vengeance , out of dread , out of bewilderment or hatred (Tama , 2007

The countryside is so perilous that nobody on his right mind would just go about trusting anybody . Finally , probably unavoidably in the chaos of the civil war , Beah and his brother were separated from each other in the course of an assault on a village in which they have rested for the night . In this regard , Beah was left with no choice but to spend the course of a whole month before he comes across a group of boys . From then on he started travelling with them . Once more , there are some remarkable flights . During these times Beah came painfully close into laying his eyes on his family once more before his family was burned alive . After that , Beah was given an option by the leader in a village He is left with two alternatives : either he becomes a soldier or he leaves the village , unaccompanied and defenseless . During this time in the war , Beah stated that the choice given him could not really be called a choice at all

The remainder of the chronicle envelops Beah 's life as a soldier in a young age . This includes his rehabilitation by United Nation 's Children 's Fund in Freetow , Sierra Leone 's capital . This also involves his being adopted by his uncle , his final getaway to America when the war stuck Freetown

Overall , the story is nothing short of amazing , not only because of Beah 's ordeals , but also because of his capability to express it . The fact that he could recall and repeat the terror of the things he experienced as well as the things he did as a soldier is one proof of this . The story is very significant . The story showed exactly what went on in Sub-Saharan Africa . It was able to show how a human...