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The Imam relates to the significance of the book as a whole. It shows that even those who are holy, spiritual, and religious are not even safe from the horrific war in Sierra Leone. The fact that the leader of the prayer group was burned alive even though he was a leader of the mosque shows how gruesome and radical the groups can be.

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the moon :) if your looking at this your my new friend 

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the moon :) if your looking at this your my new friend 

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people gather at the square to tell the stories and dance through the night.
A lot of happy things happen when the moon shines.

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th e term relates ti the book as a wjhole because ti relates to the unrelenting cruelty of the people of the wordand it shows the survival of the people

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In the story the moon is a symbol. It is used as a reminder to be on on your best behavior and to be good to others. This relates to the story because it is a constant reminder to Ishmael throughout the story. It also is a focus point after Ishmael gets out of the war. "After my grandmother told me why we should strive to be like the moon, I took it upon myself to closely observe it"pg.17

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Represents a symbol of hope for people who are trapped in a situation filled with despair, and do not know of a way out. People look to the little things in life for their happiness. The little things give people a speck of hope to cling to, to believe one day, their situation will be better. In the story, the moon is Ishmael's hope to keep fighting, and one day the world around him will recover.

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The term is related to the work as a whole in which it its symbolic reference. The moon reference shares how Ishmael was happily with his family in peace to the time after he came back to his family missing not to know for sure if they were murdered or not. The moon brings opportunity to look back at his happy child hood seeing the same images.

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how this term relates because he was the most trusted person in the village therefore showing how horrible this war

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this scene relates back to the book because it shows how gruesome the rebels can be. They harm and kill anyone no matter what they are doing even if they dont pose a threat to the rebels.

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A symbol of hope for people who are trapped in a hopeless situation

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For ishmael this is sign of hope and, it is also a sign to strive to be good, and to become happy with what they have.

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The Fisherman is very kind to the boys and helps heal and feed them. This is the last time someone helps them before their childhood ends and they become child soldiers. This is significant to the books plot because it is the turning point in his life.

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The fisherman is a kind of savior to the boys because he had possibly risked his life to save people he doesn't even know. The boys had been tortured by the soldiers of another village and had been forced to run in the hot sand for hours on end w/o shoes. By nightfall they had reached the old fishermans hut. He found them sitting there with injured feet. He had cared for them and after a couple of weeks they were healed and fed, all of this, was done by the old man. The boys were thankful to the old man and he told them, "Just think of me as the old man who helped you".

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It is what has Ishmael come to his first struggle in the book. Ishmael has to figure out how to climb a coconut tree all on his own to get a source of food. Once he finally figured out how to get the coconuts he is able to use them as a source of food and to help him stay a live. It is later used as a reliable source of food that he can depend on having.

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This story relates to the whole thing because it shows what people will do when they have no other choice. Ishmael and his friends were so hungry, that it drove them to attack a small boy and steal from him. In the book Ishmael says that he felt guilty but he knew, in his position, there was no time for remorse. This shows that they all know how bad the situation they are in actually is.

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The moon relates back to the novel because it develops the story. If Ishmael is afraid and hopeless the moon is nowhere to be seen. Just like Ishmael's happiness during this time in the novel. The moon is his connection to his family and without the moon there is conflict.

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Represents the child in him.
Also shows safety in his surroundings. Whenever the music is played they are not going to almost die

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I think coconut tree is relates to this story because Ishmael is escapes and separates from his brother and friends. And food that available in every village is coconut. He does not know how to climb coconut tree. But due for tired, hungry and thirsty he able to climb the tree and pick coconut as fast as he can. The tree is hard to climb but coconut is really sweet and delicious. So I think when you need  to do something to survive you can do everything you did not try before. ^^!

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The moons significance is happiness as a whole. "Everybody becomes happy and appreciates the moon in their own special way." With all of the violence, the moon brings some joy in the book. "People complain when there is too much sun..." "But, she said, no one grumbles when the moon shines."

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I think the coconuts/ the difficulty to get them at that point made Ishmael stronger, to keep on trying until its done or accomplished. To not give up and die of starvation, even if he was all alone. He wanted to continue on. To try and find his family, and make it through the war.

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The moons significance to the story is it reminds Ishmael of his grandmother. It also reminds him of the man that told everyone to be like the moon. This is because the moon is peaceful and everyone likes the moon. In the story, when Ishmael gets to the looted town where everyone is dead, he makes a point to mention the moon is not there. Ishmael makes a point to study the moon because of his grandmother.

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The scene with the two ears of corn can describe how the people displaced by the rebels are often without food and without food, people turn desperate. They will do anything, even steal, if it means getting food. The two ears of corn can represent desperation as a conflict Ishmael has to face

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To the book as a whole it represents the desperateness and the savagery that the boys are experiencing . They have no adult supervision which basically means no rules so with this they are desperate and will get food by any means even it means stealing. This desperateness and savagery will get them in trouble later in the book.

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The term relates to the book as a whole becasue ishmael was very hungry in a survival situation. He used his perserverance to climb the tree and gett the cocunuts. Its significant to the books character developement because Ishmael knew he needed food so he succeeded in a hard task to get food and cut the food open with a machete

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sets the mood for rainy day like today also distracts the mind from other thoughts

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The stolen ears of corn shows the reader that the boys lives have transformed from a civil, almost luxurious life to a savage and anarchist kind of life in a very short amount of time. This also shows his character-development and loss of a portion of his morality. In addition, this portrays a conflict with hunger and is just a start to this boy's losses in purity and morality in relation to the work as a whole

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This relates to the story because Ishmael and the group are not used to not having food all the time. So when they see this boy eating corn they snap because they are not used to being alone and not having a good meal. So when they steal the boys corn it really shows how they really don't want any food and are struggling.