After such little training and time Ishmael is taken out on his first attack on the rebels. I had a hard time believing that two boys that couldn’t even carry their own guns were being forced to go out as well, poor Josiah and Sheku, being forced to go to war and not being able to defend themselves properly. I can’t imagine how scared Ishmael must have really been. And then the fighting started and Ishmael got a mouth full of blood which would make even veterans want to throw up. He hears the screaming of death as his friends and companions are shot dead. He realized that Josiah had been thrown backwards by an RPG and knew his life was almost over. And then Josiah reached out to Ishmael with his last bit of strength but couldn’t reach him. This was just torture on me knowing that after seeing all this Ishmael had no chance of being regular ever again. It is hard to understand how he managed to break away from all this, but I guess I will just have to finish reading the book before I can find out.
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Good job! I also was astonished at how Ishmael and the other boys were sent into a direct mission after just learning the manual a few days earlier. I can't imagine how scared they would have been if they knew how to fight, and it is crazy how scared they must have been knowing only the bare essentials of fighting. It is hard to imagine myself in Ishmael's shoes and I'm glad I don't wear his shoes permanantly. Some of these parts were also torture to me! Great thoughts again. :)
I agree with everything you said. I also thought it was crazy that the two young boys were forced to fight and they couldn't even hold their guns. That is just madness. I also agree with how you said that this maybe the last of his sanity. That he may not even be a regular person again.
Great Job!
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