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Ishmael and his friends ___________________________.

Mrs. Keys

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The boys think they have found a place where is safe but to stay in that village they have to go fight against the rebels. They find some rebels and gunshots break out killing multiple people.
grace drinkhall

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ishmael & the others are at camp now surrounded by soldiers who are training them for the war.

Brian B.

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"____________________________________________________________________"
This reveals ____________________.
(What does this reveal about Ishmael? What does this reveal about how he is changing? What does this reveal about war in general?)

Mrs. Keys

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this reveals that from now on, they wont have to deal with the horrors of the war. however, they end up becoming soldiers for the village and learn how to use AK-47's. - Nick Mimna

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The boys get ready to fight the rebel army, the general is handing them their AK-47's and telling the boys to put as much ammo in their bags as they can carry.

- Siena Willson

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The first time he marched towards a fight.
Shannon S.

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they are fighting the rebels and some people are dying by grenade blasts.
Braden Medved

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a fire had hit and caused an explosion
Alexia

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they are fighting against the rebel army and his friend josiah died because he was flown up in the air by an rpg and landed on a tree stump
mario ketter

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a man directly in front of ishmael is shot multiple times. john yarowenko

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in this chapter the soldiers go through the forest and find rebels coming from across them. the fighting breaks out and josiah and musa dies. after they arrive back at the village.

-alexys rugani

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ishmael found josiahs body but he died in front of ishmael.

kaitlyn snyder

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pg 118,"Bodies had begun to pile on top of each other near a short palm tree, where fronds dripped in blood." Jake B

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pg 118,"Bodies had begun to pile on top of each other near a short palm tree, where fronds dripped in blood." Jake B

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Ishmael kills a man and then gets flashbacks to what he has seen before.
-desiree' a

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Ishmael finally kills someone after friends die.
-Reagan Richards

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this marks the first time that ishmael killed someone himself.

-Samantha berthold

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There was an ambush on rebel soldiers and Ishmael loses more of his friends.
-Evan Heil

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This reveals how Ishmeal is beginning to get trapped in his head and having terrible flashbacks. Jake b

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"A splash of blood hit my face, in my reverie i had opened my mouth a bit, so i tasted it some of the blood, as i spat it out and wiped my face. I saw the soldier it had come from, blood poured out of the bullet holes in him like water rushing through newly opened tributaries."
This reveals how bloody the forest was during the war and how horrifing it is.
kaitlyn snyder

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ishmael kills someone
Ishmael has experienced so much to the point where he can just kill someone without question.
Brian Hanna

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this shows how unfazed he is from death. "blood pours out of holes"
john yarowenko

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"Lets go soldiers, the holiday is over."

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"Lets go soldiers, the holiday is over."

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This reveals to the reader how the rebels cant be kids anymore, now they have to kill people. this shows a loss of innocence because there are 15 year-old kids not being kids because there apart of a rebel army.
Michael Bordo

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"We waited in the quiet, as hunters do, our fingers gently caressing the triggers.The silence tormented me."
This reveals that he wasn't fully conditioned yet to being a soldier.
Shannon S.

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ishmael pulls the trigger and kills a man~James

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"I angrily pointed my gun into the swamp and killed more people."
this reveals how war can change you and reveal a side you never knew existed. we previously know Ishmael as a non violent character. then he went from 0-100 in seconds -Reagan Richards

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Ishmael is unfazed from death now
He's been damaged so much from all that he has seen or experienced in war to the point where something as bad as death wont bother him.

Brian Hanna

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Ishmael kills a rebel after he watches his friends get killed

Andrew Visloski

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"We took the guns and ammunition off the bodies of my friends and left them there in the forest."

This reveals that Ishmael is desperate to survive and has changed because of the war.

Dylan

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a rebel that is refusing to give out information is shot point blank in the head outside the front of the village.
john yarowenko

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"fire on my command." "The explosion was followed by an exchange of fire from both sides."  This reveals how a fire hit and there were men that came out from under the bushes and made it happen. This shows how Ishmael felt like he had been turned upside down.
Alexia

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Josiah and Musa are killed during the attack.
Aniah

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" My face, my hands, my shirt, my gun were covered with blood. I raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and I killed a man."

This reveals that Ishmael is starting to lose him innocence, because he killed a man.

-Siena Willson

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"We were asked to service our AK-47's...the corpal commanded us to take as much ammunition as we could carry."
this reveals that they are preparing their AK's so they can fight in the war for the village. - Nick Mimna

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"My eyes were fixed on him when I heard Josiah scream. He cried for his mother in the most painfully piercing voice that I had ever heard. It vibrated inside my head to the point that I felt my brain had shaken loose from it's anchor."

This quote shows to the audience that hearing Josiah scream like that extremely affected Ishmael. This is an example of lose of innocence and also kind of importance of family. this moment is something that Ishmael will remember for his entire life.

-Samantha berthold

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Ishmael watches Josiah die from an injury inflicted via an explosion caused by an RPG.

Logan C

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"he placed his gun on my forehead" This is important because it shows that ishmael is having bad nightmares~James

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Pg. 121," I took turns at the guarding posts around the village, smoking marijuana and sniffing brown brown and of course taking more capsules, in had become addicted to them."

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Pg. 121," I took turns at the guarding posts around the village, smoking marijuana and sniffing brown brown and of course taking more capsules, in had become addicted to them."

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This shows the affect of war on Ishmeal and what he has become because of the things he has seen and done. Jake b

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" I raised my gun and pulled the trigger and i killed a man... Every time i stopped shooting i saw my two lifeless friends i angrily pointed my gun into the swamp and killed more."

Its significant because everything that has happened to him during the war this is the thing that broke him to the point hes at now

Andrew Visloski

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After Ishmael saw fellow soldiers get shot, he raised his gun and shot and killed a man for the first time. Then, he aimed his gun at the swamp and killed more people. He was no longer afraid to shoot his gun.
Ryan Herman

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"i was not afraid of these lifeless bodies. i despised them and kicked them to flip them." this reveals that ishamel has changed since the start of the war. he's become more rougher around the edges.
-alexys rugani

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The first time he details talking all the drugs. He talks about what its like taking X, cocaine, and marajuana at the same time. He is in the rebel camp and this is how he keeps up with the daily activities and isn't emotionally ruined.
Shannon S.

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" i raised my gun and pulled the trigger,and i killed a man"

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" i raised my gun and pulled the trigger,and i killed a man"

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Pg. 119
Jakub Stang

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they are fighting the rebels aand people are dead - jordan

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they are fighting the rebels aand people are dead - jordan

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this reveals that, In the beginning of chapter 14, Ishmael starts his exploration into the realm of drug use. he would take turns with other members of the village and when he got there he would smoke marijuana and do cocaine mixed with gun powder - Nick Mimna

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"I was not afraid of these lifeless bodies. I despised them and kicked them to flip them."
This reveals that Ishmael is no longer scared of death and killing people in the war.
-desiree' a

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a boy gets shot in his chest and head by a rebel and gets captured then killed and the group cheers~James

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"the gernades blast got only a few men whos split bodies flew in the air" jordan

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pg.116                                                   "we made a pact that no matter what we would try and stay together"

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pg.116                                                   "we made a pact that no matter what we would try and stay together"

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This reveals that ishmael and the others have made a bond not to leave each other and stay together they also show a example of search of hope on to never give up

Brian B.

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"The first time i took all these drugs at the same time. I began to perspire so much that i took  all my clothes off."
This reveals the effects on his body of all the drugs at once and shows how unhealthy it is
Shannon S.

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"We went out two more times that week and I had no problem shooting my gun"
This reveals the change that had happened in Ishmael.
Aniah

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"every time i stopped shooting i change my magazines  and saw my two young lifeless friends, i pointed my gun angrily into the swamp and killed more people. I shot everything that moved until ordered to retreat. This reveals that he is wanting to revenge because of his two friends dead and that war can change a person.
mario k

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"we cheered again, raising our guns in the air, shouting and whistling."

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"we cheered again, raising our guns in the air, shouting and whistling."

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This reveals that Ishmael has become more violent as he had joined the rebel army. This shoes loss of innocence because there are 15 year old rebels like Ishmael, celebrating a battle they won. michael bordo

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Ishmael become addicted to drugs. He chooses to smoke marijuana, and sniff white capsules, and cocaine mixed with gunpowder.

-Siena Willson

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immediately shot him in the head- jordan powers

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"I raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and I killed a man.  Suddenly, as if someone was shooting them inside my brain, all the massacres I had seen since the day I was touched by war began flashing in my head.  Every time I stopped shooting to change magazines and saw my two young lifeless friends, I angrily pointed my gun into the swamp and killed more people."

This reveals that Ishmael has been filled with hate towards the rebels for all that has happened to him and his friends, going to a point that previously seemed unimaginable by killing people.

Logan C

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"my face, my hands, my shirt and gun were all covered with blood. I raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and i killed a man. Suddenly as if someone was shooting them inside my brain all the massacres i had seen since the day i was touched by war began flashing in my head.
this quote reveals that ishmeal is changing because he is now killing people and he is having migraines from all the warfare he has seen since it started.
Braden Medved

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"this gun is your source of power" This is important because it shows that ishmael isn't afraid anymore and isn't running and finally feels safe~James

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"spread out on the table, and of course taking more of the white capsules, as I had became addicted to the. The gave me energy." this reveals how Ishmael has changed so much from the beginning of the book. He uses these drugs as a distraction.
Alexia

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Ishmael becomes addicted to the white pills
-Reagan Richards

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"i was not afraid of these lifeless bodies. I despised them and kicked them to flip them.i found a G3, some ammunition, and a handgun that the corporal kept for himself."
This revealed that Ishmael despised every one of the rebels. They have hurt his friends and family.
Grace drinkhall

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ishmael starts to partake in drug use which is significant because you see how much he's changed, he would rather do drugs than play soccer
Brian Hanna

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Ishmael and the other boys are cheering for the lieutenant while he is dealing with the rebels.

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"They're all really nervous because they don't know what is going to happen to them." This shows us that they are traumatized because they fear for their lives.
Zach Carter

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"an RPG had tossed his tiny body off the ground and he landed on a tree stump." ishmael had to watch the horror of his friend die in front of him. this is going to change him as a person. this shows hes getting more involved and familiar to death. this shows war is ruthless and doesnt have any boundaries to who it effects.
=Danny

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"I raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and i had just killed a man."

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"I raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and i had just killed a man."

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danny

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Pg.119, "Every time I stopped shooting to change magazines and saw my two lifeless friends, I angrily pointed my gun into the swamp and killed more people.

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Pg.119, "Every time I stopped shooting to change magazines and saw my two lifeless friends, I angrily pointed my gun into the swamp and killed more people.

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This reveals that this war is taking everything from him and now he is fighting back.
-Evan Heil

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"I took turns at the guarding posts around the village, smoking marijuana and sniffing cocaine."
this reveals that he has been using drugs in and outside of the war. - Nick Mimna

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Ishmael now takes drugs because they give him energy
Alexia

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Ishmael and his friends were being shot at.

Dylan

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" i raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and i killed a man."
This reveals that Ishmael has become different from the beginning of the war because he has shot a man.

Jakub Stang

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Pg. 122," so when the lieutenant gave orders, i shot as many as i could, but i didn't feel any better." Jake B

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Pg. 122," so when the lieutenant gave orders, i shot as many as i could, but i didn't feel any better." Jake B

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Ishmael and the other boys start to smoke and sniff brown brown like the older men they are working with.
-desiree' a

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Ishmael talk about doing drugs.
michael bordo

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15 boys including ishmael and alhaji were taken from the war to start a new life. they arrive in freetown and make a new friend named mambu who was also on the army side. them and some other soldier boys find a group of rebel boys. a fight breaks out and they start killing each other. once the fight ends they talk about mambu and how he stabbed a rebel boy's eye out later ishmael thinks about the village and what the soldiers are doing, he then realizes that the drugs in his system has subsided leaving an ache in his head.
-alexys rugani

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He calls his gun his family and provider because he is so twisted and doesn't see that it is unhealthy
Shannon S.

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"In the daytime, instead of playing soccer in the village square, I took turns at the guarding posts around the village, smoking marijuana, and sniffing brown brown (cocaine and gun powder)".

This quote reveals how much Ishmael has changed throughout the war, before he was a happy young child that was always singing, and now he is doing drugs and killing people. This shows how gruesome the war is and is also an example of loss of innocence.

-Samantha berthold

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"sniffing brown brown, cocaine mixed with gunpowder." this shows how damaged he is that he is mixing gunpowder with cocaine.
john yarowenko

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"we are moving out in five minutes to kill some rebels and take their supplies, which really belong to us."

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"we are moving out in five minutes to kill some rebels and take their supplies, which really belong to us."

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danny

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"we made a pact that no matter what happened that we would try to stay together''. This reveals that ishmael and other boys have made a bond to stick together no matter what happens.

Brian b.

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ishmael and his group of friends start to get into a fight after they asked a question and someone took it the wrong way~James

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"We would come back after hours of killing many people and continue the movie as if we had just returned from intermission. We were either on the front lines, watching a war movie, or doing drugs."

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"We would come back after hours of killing many people and continue the movie as if we had just returned from intermission. We were either on the front lines, watching a war movie, or doing drugs."

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This reveals how his routine has changed and how although he may feel safer, he's in a more dangerous environment
pg.124 Reagan Richards

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"After all, we had been doing such things for years and were all still on drugs."

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"After all, we had been doing such things for years and were all still on drugs."

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This reveals to reader how Ishmael,s mindset has changed from the beginning of the book. Ishmael is having withdraw symptoms, and he is only 15 to 16 years old!  michael bordo

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"he fell onto the ground and blood leaked out of his head."
this reveals that as a young child he shouldn't really see this

Brian Hanna

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Ishmael and the other boys have become addicted to drugs.
Aniah

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Ishmael and his friends were walking for hours and  eating sardines and doing drugs.

Dylan

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Ishmael is a drug addict now and all he does is soldier duties

Andrew Visloski

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this reveals that, in chapter 15, Ishmael has been helping the village in the war and has established a relationship with the people around him.they are proud of him and feel honored to be beside him. - Nick MImna

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"We had been fighting for over 2 years, and killing had become a daily activity. I felt no pity for anyone."
This reveals that
he went all this time and had no one to rely on but a gun and drugs. He started to have a mental age of someone way older and shouldn't have been burdened with all this.
Shannon S.

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" Whenever I looked at rebels during raids, I got angrier, because they looked like the rebels who played cards in the ruins of the village where I had lost my family. So when the lieutenant gave orders, I shot as many as I could, but I didn't feel better."

This reveals that this war has made Ishmael not have empathy for killing, and that he is almost thinking that killing is normal.

-Siena Willson

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"sometime i am going to take on a whole village by myself just like rambo."

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"sometime i am going to take on a whole village by myself just like rambo."

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this quote shows that ishmael has completely changed his opinion on the war. so much that the war itself gas changed ishmael and many young boys and turned them into savages.
danny

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"I have never been so afraid to go anywhere in my life as I was that day. Even the scuttle of a lizard frightened my entire being."
This reveals that Ishmael is becoming more scared as they get closer to combat and that the war has taken a tool on him mentally.
Ryan Herman

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Ishmael's throws a grenade at the boys
Alexia

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"He fell to the ground and blood slowly leaked out of his head. We cheered in admiration of the corporal's fierceness and saluted him as he walked by."
This reveals that Ishmael and the others enjoy watching people get killed.
Aniah

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In this chapter they attacked villages and captured rebels and killed them. Ishmael turned to marijuana and cocaine.
Grace Drinkhall

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"The corporal gave the signal with a pistol shot and i grabbed the man's head and slit his throat in one fluid motion."
This reveals how it is getting easier for Ishmael to kill people unlike before where he was scared of the war.
-desiree' a

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Ishmael starts to get more comfortable with killing people and drug use.
kaitlyn snyder

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"he fell onto the ground and blood slowly leaked out of his head." its a sight a kid shouldn't have to see that- jordan powers 😁