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This village is probably similar to the ones Ismael stops at throughout his journey. The thatched roofs make them easy for rebels to burn down

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"I took turns at the guarding posts around the village, smoking marijuana and sniffing brown brown, cocaine mixed with gunpowder, which was always spread out on the table, and of course taking more white capsules, as I had become addicted to them" (page 121) This quote shows the beginning of Ismael becoming a drug addict and a child soldier. He begins to act like the other soldiers and using as many substances as possible

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Here is a picture of the rebels of Sierra Leone. The rebels were the ones to kill Ismael's family, and ultimately the reason why he chooses to enlist as a child soldier for his country

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"I raised the gun and pulled the trigger, and I killed a man" (Page 119) This quote is the first time Ismael kills another human. The way he phrases it shows that it is a big deal for him

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Ismael spends his time running through the Sierra Leone rainforest or fighting rebel insurgencies in the swamps. This is what the Sierra Leone landscape looks like

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"That night I wanted the sky to talk to me" (Page 166) Ismael begins to seek comfort in whatever memories and objects he can, seeing as his family died. This night, he turned to the sky.

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This is the standard weapon for child soldiers like Ismael.

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"Cowards die many times before their death..." (page 104) This quote is a theme in the book. One of Ismael's dead friends had mentioned this, and said he felt like he had died many times over