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" We were not taken to the front lines; instead, they took us to Benin Home, another rehabilitation center in Kissy Town" this is the part where Ishmael is sent to rehab to recover from his traumatic experiences. This is a important part because this is where he turns his life around for the better.

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"I angrily pointed my gun into the swamp and killed more people. I shot everything that moved." ( Page 119) When his friends died this is like his revenge on everything that happened to him and whats been going on. Its significant because Ishmael has changed into a whole different person.

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"Every time I stopped shooting to change magazines and saw my two young lifeless friends" ( Page 119 )The two people he made it with and cared about he lost to the war. I say its significant because this is where he no longer cares and becomes cold and not bothered.

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"The boys are captured by a group of soldiers - the village of Yele is surrounded by rebels, and the military are losing the war. They tell the boys and men that they must either join their forces and fight or leave the village. Ishmael and his friends feel that they have no choice. " ( Chp. 12) Ishmael is not left with many options, either become a soldier or get out and Yele was one of the safest places at the moment. It's significant in this story because this is where he takes action and fights back.

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"Mogbwemo was no longer a place to call home and that our parents couldn't possibly be there anymore" ( Page 26 ) The rebels have attacked their village killing majority of the people. This event is significant because this is where is journey began.

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1. "It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from goin under"
2. "God is smilin' on you but he's frownin' too
Because only God knows what you'll go through"
3. "Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge
I'm trying not to lose my head"

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Symbolism means something used for or regarded as representing something else. My symbol of pills represent the drugs that they gave the kids to keep them energized and ready to shoot. "The corporal said it will boost your energy" Page  116.

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Ishmael Beah was an unwilling boy soldier during a civil war in Sierra Leone. When Beah was 12 years old his villiage was attacked. Beah , his brother, and his friends struggle to survive by going village to village. Eventually, Ishmael becomes a soldier by the army. In the army Beah becomes addicted to cocaine, marijuana, and "Brown brown". Ishmael is later taken to a rehabilitation center. One should learn from this memoir is don't last your past affect your future but let your voice be heard.