A Long Way Gone #3

Quote 1: By Ishmael "Jumah and Moriba lived next to each other. RPGs had destroyed their houses during the attack. They had run toward the wharf to find their parents were nowhere to be found. They ran to the forest where their families had earlier hidden, but they weren't there either." page 79

Significance: This quote relates to question number 2. It relates to it because it talks about how hard the character's journey was getting to America, and why they wanted to go to America. It also talks about how horrible the war was in Sierra Leone.

Character Judgment: The character feels really sad because at first he wasn't trying to think about what happened, and finally he remembers and he starts to feel sad. I feel really bad for these characters because their family left them, and the characters tried to look for their families, but their families just straight up ditched them.

Question 1: Ehat do you think happened to Jumah and Moriba's families?

Quote 2: by Ishmael "As I was going down the hill, I heard gun shots. And dogs barking. And people screaming and crying. We dropped the bananas and began running in order to avoid the open hillside. A thick smoke started rising from the village. At the top of it, sparks of flames leapt into the air." page 93

Significance: This quote relates to question number 2. It relates to it because its talking about the various tasks that the characters go through. It also talks about what might happen to the characters and creates suspense.

Character Judgment: I think that the character feels really upset, because he was actually going to see his family again, but as if it was a nightmare for him his whole hopes came crashing down. I feel really bad for the character because i would like to see my family again after more then a year.

Question 2: Do you think Ishmael's parents are dead now?