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Ishmael spent a considerable amount of time being alone in the forest. During this time, his character changes, Like he says, he was becoming more wild, more savage. He was changing. Also, I think he developed independence skills, since he was managing to find enough water and food to survive all the time he was there alone. Furthermore, his social skills got worse. When he met the group of boys, he said he felt uncomfortable around them. He wasn't used to seeing people anymore. Lastly, he had plenty of time to think, giving him the chance to consider why all of this was happening and what he was becoming, thanks to the situations.

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Ishmael Beah’s encounter with the coconut tree is the epitome of conflict. Initially, he was unable to climb past the middle of the truck. Though, through internal strength, he climbs the coconut tree despite his lack of experience. Eventually, due to hunger and thirst he was unable to mount the tree and gather coconuts once again.

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Ishmael Beah’s encounter with the coconut tree is the epitome of conflict. Initially, he was unable to climb past the middle of the truck. Though, through internal strength, he climbs the coconut tree despite his lack of experience. Eventually, due to hunger and thirst he was unable to mount the tree and gather coconuts once again.

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The ear of corn incident was a show of the growing development of ishmael in that he is loosing more of his innocence by the day.

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Ishmael Beah’s encounter with the coconut tree is the epitome of conflict. Initially, he was unable to climb past the middle of the truck. Though, through internal strength, he climbs the coconut tree despite his lack of experience. Eventually, due to hunger and thirst he was unable to mount the tree and gather coconuts once again.

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When Ismael and his friends stole the ears of corn from the little boy it showed the loss of innocence. Even though Ismael felt bad about it in the end.

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Ishmael can't climb coconut trees yet when he is hungry and thirsty. He climbs the tree like a monkey. Once he rested and refreshed he tries to climb the tree again. He marvels at the things he can do in the time of desperation. Beah is surprised what he can do when he has no choice. This becomes a motif throughout the novel.

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The burning of the imam is important to Ismael's development as a character in the book. He is being exposed to such violence and savagery at a young age and succumbing to a higher authority. He begins to lose his innocence that we analyzed earlier in the story. WIth all this violence and war surrounding him and his friends, it won't be long until he reverts to violent and brutal acts against other people.

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The burning of Imam is a testimony to the fact that the kids are not safe, even in the midst of the holy. The man is burned at the stake which represents the danger of the rebels to the boys. The dogs finishing the burnt remains of the Imam represent the fact that even the wild is out to end the children. With or without the help of rebels.

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When Ishmael steal the two ears of corn from the little boy it shows a lose of innocence as they are willing to steal from a small boy just to receive food.

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When Ishmael steals the two ears of corn from the little boy it represents the theme of making an innocent boy to a wild animal.

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Ishmael's time in the forest demonstrates his desire to survive.  Even in a setting away from the war he risks his life by eating something possibly poisonous. He just kinda thought "I'll find out the hard way" and even trying to run from the pigs was something potentially life threatening.

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This term relates to how Ishmael is struggling to survive. He and his friends jump the little boy and take the corn because they are that desperate. The little boys mother later gives them each an ear of corn and Ishmael says he felt guilty for a few minutes but that there was no time for remorse. This is showing that Ishmael is losing his innocence as a child and struggling internally.

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The burning of the imam shows that the rebels do not care who they have to hurt or even kill to achieve their cause. The rebels burned the imam at the stake as if he were a "witch" during the hunts in Europe. The rebels would not stop until they were in control of the country, even if they were all that was left.

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this scene shows much of Ishmael Beah's development in the book. At this point, Ishmael still has much of his innocence even though he has been exposed to so much. In this scene, he looks away when the shot is fired and is shaking uncontrollably the entire time. It seems as though Ishmael feels bad for the man or at the least, that he doesn't want to be exposed to another horrific sight.

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The two ears of corn convey the loss of Ishmael's innocence. The boy holding the corn is young and free of worries, while Ishmael and his friends were starving. Although Ishmael felt remorse stealing the corn he still did it.

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The Burning of Imam is directly related to the conflict of the story.  As the villagers are attacked unexpected by the rebels, they demand the villagers to know the parts of the forest that the people were hiding in. The Imam refuses to tell the rebels, and is punished for everyone to see. This also foreshadows many conflicts to come in the book.

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The scene of the coconut tree relates to the significance of conflict. When Ishmeal Beah is able to climb the tree, it shows that his strength and willpower goes beyond his conscious. When he is left with no food and barely any strength left, the only thing that there was to do was climb the coconut tree. Without even thinking he was able to climb it in an instant. However, when he got some rest and had a little bit of strength, he was no longer able to climb it anymore.

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This event is significant because the social custom of respecting elders is violated due to the acts of war because the rebels are torturing the old man even though he could barely stand and then they also shoot him and make fun of him for being in pain. Ishmael still has a sense of humanity because he shows remorse for the old man unlike the rebels. This event shows that Ishmaels development is still somewhat pure.

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The term is significant in the way that it relates to the conflict. The conflict of the rebels attacking the innocent villagers is evident here since the rebels just walked into the village and demanded to know what parts of the forest people were hiding in. The Imam refused to tell them so they mercilessly tied him up with wire and set him on fire in the middle of the town for all to see. The boys are not safe anywhere since no matter where they travel, the rebels find a way to disrupt the village that they are in and create chaos.

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The coconut tree relates to Ishmael Beah's external conflict. He struggles to adapt to his new way of life of providing for himself. The struggle of climbing the coconut tree to acquire food shows just one of his conflicts to survive. Once he finally got up the tree it showed how he began to adapt to his new way of life.

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Ishmael Beah's development as a character is shown by the 2 ears of corn. It illustrates him and his friends' turn from humanity and being civil into survival instincts. This highlights the struggles they were forced to endure during the war period.

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The two ears of corn convey the significance of the conflict that Ishmael Beah faces. As the story progresses he is forced to become ruthless and violent, stealing corn from a small boy just to satisfy his hunger. Ishmael, at this point, still feels guilt for taking the corn from the boy, "I felt guilty about it for a few minutes, but in our position, there wasn't much time for remorse." However, he is conflicted with overwhelming feelings of hunger and despair.

Carly Smith

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The scene with the young boy who was eating the two ears of corn on his own plays a role on the conflict of the story.  It is a conflict between the boy and the group that Ishmael is apart of because the group rushes as the boy and takes the food. It also is a conflict of man vs nature in the sense that the group of boys, including Ishmael are starving and have to battle it and do what they must to survive, even if it means to steal.

Emily Peralta.

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The fisherman is a young man who willing takes care of Ishmael and the group of seven boys who look for shelter inside of his fishing hut because it is the right thing to do even though part of the conflict at this part of the story is people turning on each other instead of helping one another. Towards the end of the chapter when the chieftain releases the boys from the village he asks Ishmael if anyone had known about them and he lies about it showing that he is developing as a character because he wants to protect the fisherman who had given them aid otherwise the fisherman would have been punished for knowing and not telling about the boys sooner. The fisherman also goes against the theme that is apparent in all of the villages and people during this time of fear because he is quite happy with how his life is going and seems to be quite calm about things.