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LITERARY ANALYSIS / CRITICISM: A LONG WAY GONE - ISHMAEL BEAH
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CHAPTER TWELVE
Summary
The boys walk for days, but Ishmael cannot remember how many. Suddenly, they are stopped by two government soldiers with rifles who take them to another village. Along the way, they see two dead bodies that make Ishmael want to vomit. One of the soldiers smiles and says, “You will get used to it. Everybody does.” They are taken downriver to Yele, which is occupied by the military. In the beginning, it seems that they have finally found safety. The village is always full of lively chatter and laughter, and all that ever darkens it for Ishmael is the sight of orphaned children. Apart from this, there are no indications that their childhood is threatened, much less that they will be robbed of it.
The boys are given jobs working in the kitchen and Ishmael is glad for
the work that distracts him from thoughts of his family. He is suffering
severe migraines since finding his family dead in the village. Everyone
else settles in to every day life once more. Then, one morning the atmosphere
in the village became suddenly tense. All the soldiers assembled in the
square in their uniforms and were addressed for hours by Lieutenant Jacobi.
The villagers walked about all day speculating what the lieutenant was
telling his men. Later, during one of his walks, Ishmael walks by.........
Notes
This chapter is full of ironies. First, the boys arrive in a village,
which seems to be acting normally and living life as they always have.
The soldiers are there to protect the village, but the truth is the rebels
are greater in number and heading their way. The new army is made up of
boys, some as young as seven. The little soldiers.......
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