A young boy and his brother travel to their friends high school to perform in their talent show with them. They are about to perform when the rebels attack. They hide from the rebels and end up losing their family. Once they are sure the rebels are gone, they run to another city and learn to farm and are welcomed into the city. The city is sure the rebels are coming to they fleet and the boys are left by themselves. They eventually run out of food and have to travel back to go get some. They meet the rebels and are captured and forced into armies. They have to shoot the people they know for food for themselves or the rebels will shoot them. Eventually Ishmael is saved by UNICEF and is brought to the US. S- Ishmael Beah- Narrator, main character, 12 years old when rebels attacked Junior Beah- Older brother, separated from Ishmael Rebels- the antagonists, capture Ishmael and kill many O- The rebels came to Sierra Leone, where Junior and Ishmael’s home city, Mogbwemo, is. A- Teenagers and young adults because they would understand the story behind his story and they would be more accepting to the morbid form of vocabulary and writing. In the beginning, he starts the book by a conversation with his high school friends where they ask him to tell them his story of being in Sierra Leone and he responds “yeah, sometime.” This book, published 10 years later is kind of his response to his high scholl friends. P- To help his audience understand the atrocities that occur in Africa and to explain his personal experiences to form a better understanding for the public that can not physically see what goes on. He wants to show that you can overcome what you might think are your biggest obstacles. S- “Before the war, people raised a thumb to say “one love” to each other.” (Beah, 20) I thought this was interesting because he was showing how the different mindset between cultures. The imagery described through his words. He throughly describes scenes so you can easily picture them in your mind. When the story is at its most effective peak, the sentences become short and to the point. I feel like he does this to emphasize to dramatic empathy. Tone- His tone is informative, however its like he’s telling you a bed time story. He treats you as though he’s talking to one of his friends. He is trying to get his story across without playing with your emotions. He’s not overly dramatic and he’s not trying to make you feel sympathetic.