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This develops the plot by showing how the conflict has affected their customs, Ishmael says that before the war the soldiers won't dare talk to an elder in such a disrespectful manner. This goes

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Ishmael’s time in the forest symbolizes his growth as an individual by his will to survive and his development of inner strength.  He develops his will to survive by remembering his father’s quote of “ If you are alive, there is hope for a better day and something good to happen . If there is nothing good left in the destiny of a person ,he or she will die. “ This memory of his father shows significance throughout the entire book , because he embraces that memory wherever he goes, through his attitude towards life.  For example,  later on in the book, when the bad fisherman takes his sneakers away, he doesn’t give up . He knows he has to keep going because he carries his father’s words and hope with him. Also,  he develops inner strength because in the forest he was truly alone. There was nobody there and every conflict, whether internal , like deciding whether to keep going, or external like the pigs, he has to deal with on his own. He had nobody there to help him decide , or support him. Going through conflicts and experiences makes one a stronger person.

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The old man is unfortunately being interrogated by RUF. They threaten, antagonize, and bully the old man. The old man stands desperate and afraid, as Ishmael Beah's recalls a time when young boys were required to respect their elders and had to have good behavior. It's ironic how the tables have turned now, and the kids are doing the complete opposite. Then RUF shoots towards the old man, scaring him and making him believe that he was about to die, until he realized that he could still see and hear. RUF had found pleasure in tormenting the old man. During this Ishmael was trembling almost as much as the old man, and when he thought he had been shot- Ishmael dropped to his knees and had an extremely rapid heartbeat. He felt for the man and shook in fear for him. This shows an example of how Ishmaels innocence was being taken away and how the harsh cruelness of the war truly started to set in.

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In this scene the conflict of Ishmael that he has to overcome is hunger. He ran all out of oranges and cant seem to find any food untill he sees the coconut tree. When he sees this tree he trys to climb it but can not. When his hunger is to unbearable and he has no other choice some how he was able to over come the tree and get to the top of it. But after he satisfied is dying hunger he couldnt seem to climb the tree again

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The main part in this chapter was the conflict of him not being able to climb the coconut tree. Him being in need of food from starving he ends up climbing the tree and has enough energy. He was very determined to get up the tree.

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When the rebels see the old man crossing the bridge, they are far less than friendly when they greet him. They abuse him, mock him, and force him to answer questions. This brutality toward this elderly man attributes to the horror and obscenity that has taken over Sierra Leone. Before the war, elders were respected and treated with kindness and now the loving atmosphere of that culture is gone.

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This setting exemplifies the whole plot, especially the treatment of the old men. They would never be treated like that in that particular country in most situations. Kinda like China.

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it was about 8:00 p.m., when everyone was performing the last prayer of the day. Imam was oblivious until it was to late. He stood in front of everyone protecting them telling them not to say anything more then what was related to the performance of the prayer. When people started to realize that the rebels were in the village people started to quickly and silently run out of mosque. When the rebels found him they captured him and demanded him to tell the rebels where everyone went. Since he didn't tell the rebels where people were hiding they tied him up and set him on fire until he died.

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No one was able to tell imam that the rebels were coming because once they started prayer you were not allowed to talk. So when the rebels came to the village imam was told to tell the rebels where everyone was hiding but he refused.Then, they took imam and tied him up and set him on fire where animals would eat his arms and legs.

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The conflict in that part is that Ishmael cannot physically climb the tree. He never was able to before but eventually he gets so hungry that he finds it in himself to climb it. Then after he is not as hungry he can't climb the tree anymore. So the conflict kind of was solved but kind of not

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Ishmael was never able to climb a coconut tree. When he was starving, he was able to climb the tree fast and without much thought. This shows that Ishmael has the ability to get what he needs when his life depends on it. He is determined enough to try something that he has failed before.

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This part in the book shows the conflict of him not being able to climb the tree until he is desperately hungry. When he is in dire need of food he finds himself able to easily climb the tree to get the food. Yet after he eats he cannot climb the tree again. This is internal conflict showing that his ability to do it was all mental and not physical.

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This scene shows a conflict that Ishmael has to overcome. He has come to the point of fatigue that he is starving. It takes him starving to find the strength to climb the tree. But this is one example of his fatigue from lack of food that occurs throughout the book. Once he eatshe cannot climb the tree so most of the conflict is in his head that he needs to overcome.

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You learn about Ishmael Beah that he is a freaking g. He was in a sticky situation but the fact that he had his dope cassette tape and he explained nonchalantly about it, this basically help save his life, along with the boy from his village that identified him

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A major theme throughout the boys adventure is the humanity of the people that reside in the villages that they pass through. Many of them have changed the friendly mentality that is common among the people of Sierra Leone. After the boys have their shoes stolen by other fishermen who no longer trust teenage boys walking through the village, another one offers more help than they've received previously and helps with their wounds, brings them food, and hides them in his hut as long as he can. He does this without speaking much but he proves to the boys that humanity is still there and there are people willing to help them on this journey.

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An old man unexpectedly walked into the village of Mattru Jong while being under control of the rebels. After being taken by the rebels at gunpoint he innocently explained he was just looking for his family. The rebels continued to interrogate him while teasing and pushing him around. The torment then ends when one rebel fires a shot point blank rage right next to the old man's head in front of ishmael and the rest of the captive villagers. This incident is another example on how each day of this war continues to take from Ishmael's innocences. Witnessing the rebels direspect and mentally torture the old man, someone who as an elder had much respect, takes on the set of life principles he thought were proper and right only to have those exact principles be thrown away by the rebels.

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When he spent the time in the forest all alone, i think that it helped him develop because he had to learn to survive and fend for himself.  Expecially when he needed to eat and drink, as well as bathing himself. As a 12 year old He learned how to grow as a individual way earlier than a 12 year old learns. When he came across the other boys in the forrest he forgot what it was like to be around other people, and avoided talking.

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After performing their last Prayer of the day, everyone in a rush left the mosque after knowing the rebels had entered the village. Imam remained ignoring the warning and was captured. He was interrogated on where the other villagers were hiding. The conflict was when he was captured and refused to answer their questions which in result lead to him being set ablaze and killed by the fire.

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Having to take corn from a young child showed that  ishmael will do anything to survive. Starvation will drive a person to do what they have to do to get food. Even if its not alot

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In the book, Ishmael has an ongoing love of rap music.  In this part, the guards of the village were searching their  pockets, and one found a cassette tape of rap music.  An ongoing theme in the book is rap music and how it can save his life, and in this scene, the cassette had a major impact of saving their lives because the village chief believes they are not spies or rebels, and they mean no harm.

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When the imam was caught by the RUF he was loyal to the village and refused to reveal the villagers location. The RUF burned him alive in the middle of the town for everyone to see. When Ishmael returned he could see all the pain the imam has been in.  The body has no life in it but it seems like he is still in everlasting pain.

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It happened around 8:oo p.m. which is the time for the last pray of the day. The rebels walked into the village and the Imam was standing up in front of everyone to pray and once he started to sura everyone got quiet. Most of the people who saw the rebels left the mosque but some of them tried to tell Imam but nothing changed. When the rebels captured him and demanded to learn where the people were hiding in, the Imam did not tell them. Then they bound his hands and feet with wire and set his body to a fire and he died and one of the worse part is some of the people saw this happening. Also Imam didn't gave them what they want even though he knew he was going to die. So basically What the rebels did shows the religious attack and racism as well.

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Beah was starving and had to choose between starving to death or stealing two ears of corn from a young boy. Though Beah was a good and pure person, he still had to do something "impure" in order to survive. This is showing how he has internal conflict on whether to survive or do something impure. Afterwords, he has many regrets and feels apologetic for what he has done.

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The rebels came into the village of Kamator while they were in the middle of a the prayer. Everyone else realized what was happening and left the mosque but Imam did not pay attention to anyones warnings and got captured. The rebels then took the Imam and strung him up to an iron post and set his body on fire because he wouldn't tell them where everyone hid. This is the literal representation of his fatih going up in flames.

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At night during a prayer at the mosque, the rebels invaded. Imam wasn't paying attention during the time the rebels were invading and the rest of the people left the mosque silently trying to get his attention to come with but he ignored them. Then the rebels captured Imam and demanded for him to tell them where the rest of the people were hiding. They proceeded to tie him to an iron post and set him on fire. The fire killed Imam.

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The old man came to the village of Mattru Jong in fear of the rebels while searching for his family. The RUF forcefully interrogated him while at gunpoint with all of the children they gathered watched. Ishmael, watching in fear, had no idea what to do except tremble in fear. After a few minutes of antagonizing the man, the RUF shot a bullet, missing the old mans head. The soldiers laughed in amusement while the man was in awe that he was still alive. Ishmael was deeply affected by this, thinking he just witnessed yet another man, after hearing his story, be killed at gunpoint. Only to find out, the rebels continue the torture of the man by not even shooting him at all. The villagers (including Ishmael) were all very traumatized while being held at gunpoint while all of this happened right in front of them. The them of losing innocence is really shown through Ishmael and all of these villagers

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The RUF shows their harsh and lack of morals when torturing the old man. they shoot right next to his head to scare him and put him in shock. The fact that they laugh over these matters shows that they don't care for others pain and find it amusing

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In the book, Ishmael Beah experiences both an external and internal conflict when he comes into contact with the coconut tree. Ishmael faced the external conflict of figuring out how to climb the coconut tree and gather up the energy, in order to reach the fruits. Ishmael did not know how to climb a tall coconut tree, but that was the only food/drink available to him, which also relates to the setting. Ishmael’s internal conflict was starvation, where he was forced to do any means necessary to obtain food/water. He eventually climbs the tree without even realizing what he was doing. He plucked off the coconuts and ate them while relaxing on a hammock. Later on, he thought he would have the energy to climb the tree again, but it was impossible.