A Long Way Gone Chap. 6-7

It is hard to believe that the entire community in Africa has lost its ability to trust each other; even six young boys in a group running away form all the fighting. Everyone seems to think that the young boys must be child soldiers and part of the rebels. I felt slightly better for Ishmael and his friends when they arrived in Kamator and had the most normal life they have since the rebels first attacked their home. It is hard for me to believe that others couldn’t feel slightly better for them either, they finally had a new place to call home and there was no news of rebels anywhere near. But this all changed quickly enough. The rebels attacked suddenly one night without any knowledge that they were within 50 miles of Kamator. The Imam who was leading the prayers that night was caught and burnt in the village by the rebels. Everyone had either fled or got killed with the Imam in Kamator, and along with all those deaths was the death of Ishmael’s chance of having a semi normal life again. This was also hard because Ishmael got separated from his brother, and never saw him again. I can only hope that Ishmael’s journey does not get any worse, because it seems like it would be hard enough for him to be the smiling face on the back of the book that he is today.