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In Chapter 13, Ishmael is exposed to drug for the first time. He is given these drugs to numb the upcoming events. The boys are involved in their first gun fight with the rebels killing Musa and Josiah in the process. This triggers Ismael to go on a killing spree and he begins to transform him into a different person then who he was at the beginning of the book. - Riley G

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Ismael and Alhaji realize and are terrified by the fact that they are not gearing up for drills but for an actual battle.-Tyler R.

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went out to fight against the rebels for the first time 

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went out to fight against the rebels for the first time 

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"The explosion was followed by an exchange of fire from both sides."

They are fighting in the war and explosions are happening. -piper

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"A baby cried uncontrollably.... as if he knew what was coming"
This would later on reveal that Ishmael is about to enter his first attack and will be eventually used to death and killing."
-Parker Brown

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"...killing had become a daily activity. I felt no pity for anyone. My childhood had gone without my knowing, and it seemed as if my heart had froze."
This is important because it reveals the impact war had on Ishmael and how much it changed him.
Emma

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Ishmael and his fellow soldiers went to ambush a rebel group and got into a bloody battle with them that they endeed up winning.

J.T. Hollyfield

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"If you are religious I mean a Christian worship your lord today, because you might have another chance.Dismissed." The Corporal gives his soldiers the chance to honor their religion before they die possibly meaning he has some respect for his allies. Connor Schacht.

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Ishmael and his friends fight for the first time. Christian Moore

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'' We stood in line for inspection.. All of the boys wore army shorts or green tshirts .. the corporal handed us green head ties and said ,'' If you see anyone without a head tie of this color or a helmet like mine , shoot him.'' (Markia)

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"when one of the soldiers came search me, I pushed him and said if he  touched me i would kill him."
This reveals that the war has changed Ishmael in many ways.
Nick Faulk

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ishmael kills someone for the first time. connor c

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"We made a pact that no matter what, we would try to stay together."

This reveals that the boys are important to each other and want to stay together through the fighting

Kate

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"A splash of blood hit my face. In my reverire I had opened my mouth a bit, so I tasted some of the blood."

This quote shows Ishmael's first time fighting in the war and how violent the war was. Also how hard it was for Ishmael to watch this happen right in front of his eyes.
Sara M

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"we made a pact that no matter what, we would try and stay together". (Markia.H)

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"Tears had begun to form in my eyes, but I struggled to hide them and gripped my gun for comfort."

Ishmael was scared of the war and doesn't know how to control his emotions when things start to happen. -piper

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In this Chapter, Ishmael and 2 other boys capture rebels and are to have to slit there throats and this is where we learn that Ishmael is changing not in a good way. 

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In this Chapter, Ishmael and 2 other boys capture rebels and are to have to slit there throats and this is where we learn that Ishmael is changing not in a good way. 

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-Parker B

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"My hand began to shake and my heart beat faster. All the other boys, except for Alhaji, were having fun, because they thought they were gearing up for drills but I knew we weren't going for training, and Alhaji leaned on the wall of a building clutching his gun like a mother would hold her baby. He knew it,too."-Tyler R.
This reveals that not all the boys realized they were actually going into the war, which would prove to be a pivotal moment in their lives.

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"We were approaching the village were feay our families was actually
a possibility."

They might find their parents and siblings.

-Ryan Beck

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"My eyes were fixed on him when i heard josiah scream. He cried for his mother"

This revealed how Josiah just wanted to see his mother and not fight. Christian Moore

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" After all , we had been doing such things for years and were all still on drugs.'' (Markia.H)

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" I rasied my gun and pulled the trigger, and i killed a man." this is important because this is the first time ishmael has ever killed someone. connor c

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"We took the guns and ammunition off the bodies of my friends and left them there in the forest, which had taken a life of its own, as if the trapped souls that had departed from the dead."

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"We took the guns and ammunition off the bodies of my friends and left them there in the forest, which had taken a life of its own, as if the trapped souls that had departed from the dead."

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This is important because it shows that during war you cant have emotions toward the people that die arounbd you even if they are your family. you just have to move on.

J.T.

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"as if someone was shooting them inside my brain, all the masacres i had seen since the day i was touched by are began flashing in my head"
this reveals all the memories of death and crying and torture were now coming into his head and bothering him
potts

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"I was not afraid of these lifeless bodies.I despised them and kicced them to flip them." (octavian) this shows that he wasnt inoccent any more

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"But your work here is done and i must send you off. These men will put you in school and find you a new life"
This is a Main Event because Ishmael is leaving the village and he's traveling to find a new life.  Luke M

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"...and killing became as easy as drinking water."
This shows how Ishmael no longer has any remorse to his actions and how he no longer fears any part of death.
-Parker B

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"Suddenly Lansana, one of the boys, was shot in the chest and head by a rebel hiding in the bushes."

One of the boys was killed -piper

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"The branches of the trees looked as if they were holding hands and bowing their heads in prayer."

This quote reveals how after their first time fighting a lot of people on their side of the war had died and how the trees are "praying" for the people who have passed.
Sara M

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"The prisoner was simply another rebel who was responsible for the death of my family, as I had come to truly believe."

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"The prisoner was simply another rebel who was responsible for the death of my family, as I had come to truly believe."

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Ishmael tortures a rebel.

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when ishmael has to kill people and he sees all the dead from before with his lifeless friends and breaks down
potts

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"The idea of death didn't cross my mind at all and killing had become as easy as drinking water. My mind had not only snapped during the first killing, It had also stopped making remorseful records, or so it seemed."
This reveals how much Ishmael has changed since he became a solider and how at this point hes numb to everything.
Emma

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"The combination of these drugs gave us a lot of energy and made us fierce''. (Markia)

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Pg.121   Ishmael has become addicted to marijuana and "brown brown." He becomes so addicted that instead of playing soccer he uses the drug which also have caused him to not sleep for several weeks. However, Ismael is not the only boy using the drugs constantly.-Tyler R.

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Pg.121   Ishmael has become addicted to marijuana and "brown brown." He becomes so addicted that instead of playing soccer he uses the drug which also have caused him to not sleep for several weeks. However, Ismael is not the only boy using the drugs constantly.-Tyler R.

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pg 122                                    they attacked civilians to get  recruits and then procedded to attack the rebels and take their supplies

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pg 122                                    they attacked civilians to get  recruits and then procedded to attack the rebels and take their supplies

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Luke Potts

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"The branches of the trees looked as if they were holding hands."

-Ryan Beck

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Ishmael does drugs. Christian Moore

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Ishmael and his army go and attack rebel army outposts when they run out of food, ammunition and other supplies.

J.T.

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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. A slight breeze blew and it went through my brain with a sharp swoop that made me grit my teeth in pain. Tears had begun to form in my eyes, but I struggled to hide them and gripped my gun in comfort."

This reveals that Ishmael was really scared to go out into the war and fight against the rebels.- Sammi

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"The corporal walked away. We sat down on the ground, and everyone seemed to have wandered into their own thoughts."
This reveals that the war has taken an impact on Ishmael's friends, family, and others members of the war. People are acting completely different than they once where.
Nick Faulk

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"we made a pact that no matter what,we would try and stay together." they are getting ready to go fight and are try to get with there friend and make a pact.

Mario A, J, Weikel

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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."

Ishmael is always thinking of his family and hates seeing things that remind him of them. -piper

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"A young soldier came by with a plastic bag full of some kind of tablets. They looked like capsules, but they were plain white. He handed them to each of us with a cup of water. 'The corporal said it will boost your energy,' the soldier announced with a secretive smile on his face."
This is a turning point in the book cause we see the first time Ishmael is exposed to drugs. This begins to change his actions and how he thinks about them.  -Riley G

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Pg 120                                         "I immediately woke up from my dream and began shooting inside the hut until the thirty rounds in the magazine were finished" Ishmael is beginning to show signs of PTSD.

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Pg 120                                         "I immediately woke up from my dream and began shooting inside the hut until the thirty rounds in the magazine were finished" Ishmael is beginning to show signs of PTSD.

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Connor Schacht

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Ishmael has been taken by 2 men in trucks and are very confused and still have murder on their mind. They arrive at some gated facility with nice stuff.

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"I took turns at the guarding posts around the village, smoking marijuana and sniffing brown brown, cocaine mixed with gunpowder"

This revealed how Ishmael got addicted to drugs, cocaine and marijuana. Christian Moore

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"we undressed the prisoners and tied them until their chests were tight as drums.  "were did you get all this ammunition from".
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ishmael tries drugs for the first time in his life. connor c

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'' and the corporal immediately shot him in the head...'' (Markia)

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Ishamael does cocaine mixed with gun powered

-Ryan Beck

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"Do you want this to be your last meal, or do you want to answer his question? I threatened the other boys."
This shows how Ishmael really is no longer scared of anything and still will kill if he has to as we just saw, he threatened to kill all including himself with a grenade.   -Parker Brown

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"We walked for long hours and stopped only to eat sardines and corned beef with gari, sniff cocaine, brown brown, and take some white capsules. The combination of these drugs didn't cross my mind at all and killing had become as easy as drinking water. My mind not only snapped during the first killing, it had also stopped making remorseful records."-Tyler R.

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"We walked for long hours and stopped only to eat sardines and corned beef with gari, sniff cocaine, brown brown, and take some white capsules. The combination of these drugs didn't cross my mind at all and killing had become as easy as drinking water. My mind not only snapped during the first killing, it had also stopped making remorseful records."-Tyler R.

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This reveals the drugs have caused Ismael to become savage and no longer feel the pain and remorse of the horrible terrors he has been through in this war.

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''We were on the road for hours''. (Markia)

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"He pulled the knife out, and we continued kicking the boy until he stopped moving."

Violence takes part of Ishmael and its a part of his daily life. -piper

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" We have good news from our informants. We are moving out in five minutes to kill some rebels and take their supplies, which really belong to us."

This is important because it shows the general giving them a reason to move on and to give them a goal for going and not just to kill out of straight enthusiasm.

J.T.

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Ishmael kills a man.

Kate

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"Killing became as easy as drinking water." This is important because it shows he does not care about human life when it comes to the rebels. connor c

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'' The blood of our victims and enemies was fresh on our arms and clothes''. (Markia)

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Ishmael is taken away from the army at a random selection. Christian Moore

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"We rounded up the civilians, men , women, boys, and young girls- hiding in the huts and houses, and made them carry our loot back to base" Ishmael has begun to act like how the rebels acted when they come to his village, killing people and looting.

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In Chapter 14, we see what the drugs are doing to Ishmael. He thinks they are doing him good when his migraines begin to go away. Little does he know, his actions and emotions are being numbed by these drugs. He no longer thinks twice before killing people and begins to enjoy it. -Riley G

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they go out for what they thought was , 'training' but now know what it really is and whats happening.
drake

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Ishmael and the army he was apart of started to become more okay with killing people and being more violent. They also felt that it was becoming more of a normal thing for them to be doing these actions.
Sara M

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" We had fought for almost 20 minutes, stabbing and slicing each other and the men who tried to part us"

This revealed how Ishamel was able to keep fighting without getting tired probably from the drugs he had done. Christian Moore

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"we undressed the prisoners and tied them until their chest were tight as drums. "where did you get all this ammunition from ? " the corporal asked."
this revealed that he went from being the one being chased and around the war to being directly in the war killing civilians and rebels day to day.
potts

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"We had fought for almost twelve minutes, stabbing and slicing each other.."

All young boys participate in actions like these which has become a normal thing for them to do ever since the war. -piper

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"If you are religious, I mean Christian, worship your lord today, because you might not have another chance."
This is telling the readers that this is the start of their long years of killing and shows the difference from first war Ishmael, to last war Ishmael and its a huge difference Parker Brown

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ishmael starts abusing various drugs.
Kate

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In this chapter the lieutenant picked five boys to try and kill a participant of their own by slicing his throat. It was a game to see who could kill the man the fastest with one slice and Ishmael won.- Sammi

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Pg.134-135  Ishmael and his group of boy soldiers get brought by the lebanese men to Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. There they meet other groups of boys who Ishmael and his group begin to question as to why they are here. They start to argue and then a brawl breaks out and some of the boys are killed.-Tyler R.

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Pg.134-135  Ishmael and his group of boy soldiers get brought by the lebanese men to Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. There they meet other groups of boys who Ishmael and his group begin to question as to why they are here. They start to argue and then a brawl breaks out and some of the boys are killed.-Tyler R.

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Ishmael and some of his army friends get taken away to some camp where they get new clothes, a new bed, and some other new things but they have to leave the army.

J.T.

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he captain in charge of them send some buys to school andto give better oppertunities and when tried to search ishmeal says he will kill.
potts

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ishmael is taken away from the army. connor c

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''I felt as if the ground had turned upside down and i was going to fall off.''
This is comparing the ground and Ishmaul to being upside down. Luke M

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"The first time I took all of these drugs at the same time, I began to perspire so much that i took off ll my clothes. My body shook, my sight became blurred, and i lost hearing for several minutes."

This reveals some of the affects the drugs are having on him.
Kate

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'Our job is a serious one and we have the most capable soldiers,who will do anything to defend this country. We are not like the rebels, those riffraffs who kill people for no reason. We kill them for the good and betterment of this country. So respect all these men."

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'Our job is a serious one and we have the most capable soldiers,who will do anything to defend this country. We are not like the rebels, those riffraffs who kill people for no reason. We kill them for the good and betterment of this country. So respect all these men."

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This is important because they're there to protect them.
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Ishmael has been pulled out of the army.

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"When we conversed with each other, we talked only about the war movies... It was as if nothing else existed outside our reality."

This reveals that all these boys being part of the war is becoming more of a normal everyday thing for them and it now is part of their reality.
Sara M

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"we prasied mambu for his leathel bravery." this is important because this shows that the only thing he cares about is killing. connor c

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"i hid my bayonet in my pants and a gernade in my pocket.when a soldier tried to search me i pushed him away and told him i would kill him".
this reveals the change in ishmaels mood as in the beginning he was the one being attacked and running from death but now is the attacker being the one to kill others before they kill him throughout the story
potts

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" We entered a fenced compound that had several rows of houses."

This reveals that ishmael life has to start over because hes somewhere new and trying to get accustomed to the life and just observing the camp that they were beig thrown into.

J.T. still working

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"...I grabbed the mans head and slit his throat in one fluid motion. His Adam's apple made way for the sharp knife..."

This reveals Ismael's changes (Still typing)
Riley G

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" We walked for long hours and stopped only to eat sarddines and corn beef with Garri, sniff cocaine, brown brown, and take some white capsules."
This is a important because this shows how the war has made it so ishmael doesn't feel unsecure about the drugs.

Nick Faulk

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"I didn't feel a thing for him, didn't think much about what i was doing. I just waited for the corporal's order."
This reveals that Ismael no longer feels pain when killing people and that the drugs that they give them kind of help with that but he still is not a normal 12 year old that should feel pain or sorrow when killing someone especially with his own two hands.- Sammi

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pg.136 "Following the night of the fight we praised Mambu for his lethal behavior" shows that Ishmael has been altered by the war and now enjoys violence. Connor Schacht.

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pg.136 "Following the night of the fight we praised Mambu for his lethal behavior" shows that Ishmael has been altered by the war and now enjoys violence. Connor Schacht.

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Ishmael is becoming

Ryan Beck still typing..

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The boys are being forced to take drugs to keep their energy high for war.
Hailee

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Ishmael and some of the boys that were part of the army he was in were taken to a different town, and there were rebels there and they were sent there to be apart of the RPG.
Sara M

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"Instead of playing soccer, I took turns at the guarding post around the village, smoking marijiuana and snifing brown brown" pg.121

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"Instead of playing soccer, I took turns at the guarding post around the village, smoking marijiuana and snifing brown brown" pg.121

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He's young doing drugs.
- Savannah

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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."

Ishmael furious with the rebels for destroying his life and the rest of the villages and he is upset because he had a memory of his family. -Ryan Beck

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In Chapter 15, Ishmael is offered a place to live and stay but because of this he is forced to leave the war. He is taken to a gated facility with a nice living space, but now that he is off the drugs he is starting to feel true emotions about what he was doing.

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"I raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and I killed a man."
Ishmael went from being terrified of all the killing, to be the one that does the killing.
Hailee

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Ishmael is forced to leave the war.

Kate

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In Chapter 15, Ishmael is offered a place to live and stay but because of this he is forced to leave the war. (forgot to write my name) Ryan Beck

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''...and saw my two young lifeless friends , I angrily pointed my gun into the swamp and killed more people.''
Ishmael is angry and traumatized by seeing his friends dead during the war and he goes on a rage .
(Markia)

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Ishmael no longer played soccer during the day on his freetime, instead he did drugs.
Hailee

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"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 reveals that he is thing of what had happend  and is getting payback.
Mario A. J. Weikel