tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post6477693957289305990..comments2023-05-13T05:07:14.263-08:00Comments on Leclaire's English 10 Blog: 2012-2013: All Boys, All Blogged: December 13, 2012Kristin Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076857976818237278noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-80417076606189330742012-12-13T06:20:41.190-09:002012-12-13T06:20:41.190-09:00On page 216 "I wanted to tell him I had no pl...On page 216 "I wanted to tell him I had no place to stay" Why do you think he didn't ask the guy if he could stay with him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-51896806142296501352012-12-13T06:19:51.368-09:002012-12-13T06:19:51.368-09:00I think it was very difficult for him to write thi...I think it was very difficult for him to write this but I feel like his motivation to write this book was to do justice for all the boy soldiers and to inform people of the terrible things they had to go through. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-42143232260650908072012-12-13T06:19:44.776-09:002012-12-13T06:19:44.776-09:00On page 201 it says, "Mohamed and I started s...On page 201 it says, "Mohamed and I started school again... I was excited." Why is he excited to start school most kids his age would like to get out of school what does it bring that makes him like it so much?Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623534411041518091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-10094173869446704912012-12-13T06:18:44.611-09:002012-12-13T06:18:44.611-09:00I would do everything and anything.I would do everything and anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-1683169944049471522012-12-13T06:18:02.048-09:002012-12-13T06:18:02.048-09:00Pg. 214 "I smiled a bit and the soldier laugh...Pg. 214 "I smiled a bit and the soldier laughed at me." Why did the he laugh at Ishmael for smiling? It must have been hard enough for him to smile after everything he has been through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-19532764322871588812012-12-13T06:17:21.177-09:002012-12-13T06:17:21.177-09:00How hard do you think it was for Ishmael Beah to w...How hard do you think it was for Ishmael Beah to write this book?prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275934988559223563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-82585556265855541402012-12-13T06:17:06.427-09:002012-12-13T06:17:06.427-09:00I would do what I had to do, much like Ishmael. He...I would do what I had to do, much like Ishmael. He only had one option which was to run. If he had stayed, he would have either become a child soldier or would have been killedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-49854724102483249662012-12-13T06:16:57.660-09:002012-12-13T06:16:57.660-09:00Why is the title A Long Way Gone?Why is the title A Long Way Gone?Alex Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14085787761121847371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-41155431623908010272012-12-13T06:16:50.519-09:002012-12-13T06:16:50.519-09:00Why does the book focus so much on his life as a c...Why does the book focus so much on his life as a civilian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-27686932961821413172012-12-13T06:16:16.535-09:002012-12-13T06:16:16.535-09:00He has learned to control his anger. I think all o...He has learned to control his anger. I think all of us could learn from Ishmael.Alex Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14085787761121847371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-76914464474122984152012-12-13T06:16:08.029-09:002012-12-13T06:16:08.029-09:00He said that he came up with that answer when he w...He said that he came up with that answer when he was 7. When both his parents were alive. It was more of a way showing what kind of person he was and how selfless he is instead of saying that he would want to kill his mother.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686037639714357548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-15441227564139822642012-12-13T06:15:06.749-09:002012-12-13T06:15:06.749-09:00The last reference to music is on page 199-200. Is...The last reference to music is on page 199-200. Ishmael says "Then we began to sing other songs; we cried, we laughed, and we danced...Madoka and I put our arms around each other and jumped around to the music." Is it slightly ironic that Ishmael is away from his home, but having a good time, yet as soon as he returns to Sierra Leone, the music stops and he is thrown into another nightmare?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-35609388541290474062012-12-13T06:14:56.248-09:002012-12-13T06:14:56.248-09:00I agree with Rob, If he can hold his anger back in...I agree with Rob, If he can hold his anger back in these crazy times then he will be fine at controlling his anger.prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275934988559223563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-26572715180023546482012-12-13T06:14:56.113-09:002012-12-13T06:14:56.113-09:00On page 209 Ishmael says, "I had only a small...On page 209 Ishmael says, "I had only a small dirty bag containing a few clothes." he then goes on to explain that he couldn't take a big or fancy bag because i could get him shoot. How much would you give up to get out of a war torn country?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-16308665349834500402012-12-13T06:14:53.618-09:002012-12-13T06:14:53.618-09:00On page 199,"I joined the army to avenge the ...On page 199,"I joined the army to avenge the deaths of my family." Do you think Ishmael will ever avenge their death to a sense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-32847733246928346942012-12-13T06:14:43.600-09:002012-12-13T06:14:43.600-09:00*soldier*soldierAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686037639714357548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-44135969525340632712012-12-13T06:14:28.418-09:002012-12-13T06:14:28.418-09:00I think he is willing to sacrifice his happiness i...I think he is willing to sacrifice his happiness in order to save the emotional distress of someone else.<br />Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623534411041518091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-67658288343677393502012-12-13T06:14:08.597-09:002012-12-13T06:14:08.597-09:00He probably would have freaked out and gone back t...He probably would have freaked out and gone back to military mode and done some things he would have regretted in the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-83672172647165748422012-12-13T06:13:36.073-09:002012-12-13T06:13:36.073-09:00on pg. 207 it sayed " children played guessin...on pg. 207 it sayed " children played guessing games, telling each other whether the gun fired was a ak-47, a g3, and rpg, or a machine gun." Does this show that there is no humanity left, that kids find enjoyment and games out of the violence. That the country has fallen apart.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037349141712201179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-21950875813864942592012-12-13T06:12:52.388-09:002012-12-13T06:12:52.388-09:00Because he cant believe he is in such a big group ...Because he cant believe he is in such a big group with everyone being happy and it pry shocks him because most of the time hes in a big group he is killing, raping, and stealing from people so it is pry a big shock to himAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-27469068761294557892012-12-13T06:12:32.357-09:002012-12-13T06:12:32.357-09:00on page 212 it says "I will kill you if I wan...on page 212 it says "I will kill you if I want to and nothing will come of it" does he mean that he can kill someone but in reality nothing good will come from it. what do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-57022833178602518222012-12-13T06:12:31.987-09:002012-12-13T06:12:31.987-09:00On pages 217-218 it says, "Every child who wa...On pages 217-218 it says, "Every child who was present at the gathering was asked to give an answer, but no child ever did, since their mother and father were both present." Do you think Ishmael would have had the same answer or even an answer at all if his parents were still alive? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-79074497592299728442012-12-13T06:12:29.701-09:002012-12-13T06:12:29.701-09:00On page 212, Beah writes, “It sickened me to see t...On page 212, Beah writes, “It sickened me to see that Sierra Leoneans asked money from those who had come from the war. They were benefiting from people who were running<br />for their lives.” Can you think of other examples of people who should be supporting one another instead exploiting one another? Why does this happen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-31653413263185239422012-12-13T06:11:48.777-09:002012-12-13T06:11:48.777-09:00I think that this story can explain his reason for...I think that this story can explain his reason for writing this story. He says that he would shoot the monkey so that "it would no longer have the chance to put other hunters in the same predicament" (Beah 218) I think that it means that if you tell the story, then it can help prevent others from doing the same mistake and hurting himself but if he didn't tell the story, then some people would die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-39060090356158394672012-12-13T06:11:41.246-09:002012-12-13T06:11:41.246-09:00On page 205 he says, " I was getting furious,...On page 205 he says, " I was getting furious, but I tried to contain myself, because I knew I couldn't afford to lose my temper. The result would be death, since I was now a civilian." What would he have done if he lost his temper?prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275934988559223563noreply@blogger.com