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THEMES - THEME ANALYSIS
War is Hell
The first and most important theme is War is Hell. The sheer horror
of the images Ishmael relates reinforces this theme. Civilians became
the victims of rebel soldiers who were attempting to create the ultimate
fear through unbelievable atrocities. What makes the theme even more poignant,
however, is the loss of young boys to the life of soldiers where.........
There is Always Hope
The second theme is There is always Hope. Just when Ishmael seems to
be totally lost in the horrors of war, doomed to eventually die at the
hands of a..........
When Everything Else is Gone, There is Always Love
A final theme tells us when everything else disappears there is love.
Ishmael lost his entire family to the atrocities of the rebels. Later,
he.............
AUTHOR’S STYLE
The style is very straightforward and graphic. Ishmael leaves nothing
to the imagination about the atrocities of the civil war and his..........
RISING ACTION
The rising action begins in 1993 when we meet Ishmael and his family
in Sierra Leone where rebels have begun a civil war that............
FALLING ACTION
The falling action involves Ishmael’s long and harrowing journey out
of..........
POINT OF VIEW
The point of view is first person throughout the narrative as it is
told from the experiences of Ishmael Beah, the boy soldier.
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