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The idea of death didn't cross my mind at all and killing had became 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. pg.122

This quote is important to Ishmael's journey because it shows how the war has changed him as a person. In the beginning Ishmael is afraid to hold an AK-47 now he doesn't thinks twice about killing someone.

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Ishmael lives in New York City now and he is telling the story about how he became a boy soldier.
Along the way Ishmael experience tragic loses.
He does some horrible things while in the war and struggles with forgiving himself.

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I recommend this book because it is very real. This books tells you about the troubles Ishmael, and his friends went through due to the war. I honestly teared up a few times while reading this book because some parts were intense.

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Ishamael
Junior
Mohamed
Talloi
Khalilou
Gibrilla
Kaloko
Mamie Kpana
Alhaji
Musa
Kanei
Ibrahim
Saidu
Juman
Moriba
Gasemu
Sheku
Josiah
Lieutenant Jabati
Corporal Gadafi
Mambu
Esther
Leslie
Mr. Karma
Uncle Tommy
Aunt Sally
Allie

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Ishmael's motivation for the pilgrimage is to preform in a rap group
with his friends and older brother until his village is attacked. Ishmael gets separated from his friends and family now his motivation is to find them.

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Sierra Leone
1900's

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Ishmael Beah