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From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes A Long Way Gone Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.
A short summary of Ismael Beah's A Long Way Gone. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of A Long Way Gone.
A summary of Chapters 1–2 in Ismael Beah's A Long Way Gone. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of A Long Way Gone and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
A Long Way Gone characters include: Ishmael Beah, Junior, Ishmael's Mother and Father, Esther, Uncle Tommy.
Ishmael’s uncle has recently fallen ill and died, and the fighting in Freetown has intensified. Ishmael contacts Laura Simms, a storyteller living in New York City that he met while speaking at a United Nations conference. Laura agrees to help Ishmael flee Sierra Leone.
Explanation of the famous quotes in A Long Way Gone, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
A Long Way Gone demonstrates Ishmael’s process of healing through the forging of new connections. The first friend Ishmael makes after he is rescued from the ongoing war is Esther, a nurse at the rehabilitation center.
Ishmael does not shy away from vivid descriptions of violence. These descriptions serve as a means of illustrating the horrors of war, and they also characterize Ishmael’s very survival as nothing short of miraculous. A summary of motifs in Ismael Beah's A Long Way Gone.
When Ishmael finds himself in a dark forest alone, he first wants to find a way out, but then he decides that it is better to stay where ehe is, even if he is lost and lonely. The sounds of the forest also offer some comfort and help to distract Ishmael from thinking about his family and the war.
The tears in Esther’s eyes reveal that she feels sad for him, rather than angry at his wartime deeds. Her words suggest that she does not blame him for the things he’s done. This kind treatment helps Ishmael begin to come to terms with his past and forgive himself for the trauma he has gone through.