tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post327877179637353968..comments2023-05-08T01:35:40.442-07:00Comments on Leclaire's 1st Hour Homework and Fishbowl Blog: Fishbowl #5: A Long Way Gone, Chapters 15-17kleclairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942217584894176389noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-1713467390805003302013-12-03T07:18:05.567-08:002013-12-03T07:18:05.567-08:00Whats next in Ishmaels journey?Whats next in Ishmaels journey?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-81096974476442886152013-12-03T07:17:41.032-08:002013-12-03T07:17:41.032-08:00Ishmael is a long way gone from the life he knew b...Ishmael is a long way gone from the life he knew before the war. Before all of this started he had a life in his village with his friends and his dancing, but now he has drugs and killing in his life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-84402016039769734712013-12-03T07:17:39.863-08:002013-12-03T07:17:39.863-08:00I believe it could be both. Some of these boy sold...I believe it could be both. Some of these boy soldiers are most likely bad and some are good. But the ones making them kill are all bad and im sure of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-49091298458814961732013-12-03T07:17:34.528-08:002013-12-03T07:17:34.528-08:00Ishmael is a long way gone from his childhood he a...Ishmael is a long way gone from his childhood he always imagined he'd have. A childhood where he can be happy and walk around without a worry in his mind. Where he could sit with the entire family and enjoy a nice dinner. Hes a long way gone in a place filled with death, assertiveness, and pure ferociousness. A life now filled with moments of life or death danger. Fueled by drugs he cannot ever grow out of the situation. Until the drugs are done and the war is over, he can never really grow out of it, let alone recover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-32211526207735548552013-12-03T07:17:19.749-08:002013-12-03T07:17:19.749-08:00Ishmael Beah is a long way gone from his own willp...Ishmael Beah is a long way gone from his own willpower. He is violent and uncontrollable. He has no will power to think for himself he is under the influence of whether he is impressing the general or not. He has no control over choosing whether or not to do drugs or not. He is a long way gone from his own willpower and his power of choice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-76191949070956112112013-12-03T07:17:09.889-08:002013-12-03T07:17:09.889-08:00Ishmael is a long way gone from his family, and ho...Ishmael is a long way gone from his family, and home. He needs to quit drugs in order to regain it all back. Like Danny said he is gone from him self, and when he takes drugs the farther he pushes away from himself. The drugs really turn him into a monster and make him kill innocent lives. If he quit he could become sane and realize what he is doing and stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-17757212573098452112013-12-03T07:16:58.355-08:002013-12-03T07:16:58.355-08:00Ishmael is a long way gone from everything he know...Ishmael is a long way gone from everything he knows. Everything that he is now experiencing is a long way gone from what he is used to. In order to come back to what he is used to he must become normal again. That sounds easy but it's really not. He has to push everything out of his past and completely restart again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-76424021758512838942013-12-03T07:16:36.771-08:002013-12-03T07:16:36.771-08:00I think he is a long way gone from himself because...I think he is a long way gone from himself because he is killing people and doing drugs and hes not himself anymore. I also think he is a long way gone from humanity because he loses his morality and he isn't really a person anymore hes just a child soldier now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-32477243700962618912013-12-03T07:15:56.279-08:002013-12-03T07:15:56.279-08:00Yes potentially. It could be being used to take th...Yes potentially. It could be being used to take their minds out of this violent state to a better state where they do not posses this "Kill or be killed" mentalityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-11679614396780837682013-12-03T07:15:28.459-08:002013-12-03T07:15:28.459-08:00I think that he is a LONG WAY GONE from his childh...I think that he is a LONG WAY GONE from his childhood. He has changed from himself. He was for not killing and running and now he is killing and is savage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-2292054949850589252013-12-03T07:15:20.859-08:002013-12-03T07:15:20.859-08:00I think he is a long way gone from his home and he...I think he is a long way gone from his home and he is a long way gone from himself. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-47748653306415209082013-12-03T07:15:10.876-08:002013-12-03T07:15:10.876-08:00I think he's a long way gone from his life. Wh...I think he's a long way gone from his life. What I mean is that he is basically a long way gone from his childhood, his family, everything. And the only real way to get back is to try and end or leave the war. He needs to do that in order to come back from his long way gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-602959548375432692013-12-03T07:15:09.390-08:002013-12-03T07:15:09.390-08:00Ishmael is "a long way gone" from his ch...Ishmael is "a long way gone" from his childish mental state and from his family. The only way he can recover is by telling his story to other people to relieve his pain, he does this and he goes to America to tell his story. He is becoming a child once again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-30267014352754370482013-12-03T07:15:01.191-08:002013-12-03T07:15:01.191-08:00Ishmael is a long way gone from his childhood, whi...Ishmael is a long way gone from his childhood, which was brutally taken from him, and going through the treatment and being aloud to live that care free life that kids have should save him. To me this book is the story about how he gets his childhood back, if its not too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-43061458836705903022013-12-03T07:14:44.303-08:002013-12-03T07:14:44.303-08:00I think Ishmael is a long way gone from his normal...I think Ishmael is a long way gone from his normal life. To return he must stop and let go of being a child soldier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-47576426876691853832013-12-03T07:14:27.316-08:002013-12-03T07:14:27.316-08:00Because we see that Ishmael use to be good and we ...Because we see that Ishmael use to be good and we hope there is still good in his heart. And we know he does because of his thoughts and we hope he will just get out of this mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-26566372506212553112013-12-03T07:12:57.146-08:002013-12-03T07:12:57.146-08:00In the rehab camp they try and make the boys feel ...In the rehab camp they try and make the boys feel like children again, with the experience of war taking away their childhood do you think now they will hold onto their childhood they are being given longer if he hadn't been involved in the war?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-79426264357279722992013-12-03T07:12:56.505-08:002013-12-03T07:12:56.505-08:00After several years his cravings will eventually s...After several years his cravings will eventually subside, if he stays off drugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-64331764132992728092013-12-03T07:12:41.626-08:002013-12-03T07:12:41.626-08:00Yes i believe it will be one of the biggest things...Yes i believe it will be one of the biggest things that shape him as a person in his future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-75567489548429296182013-12-03T07:12:21.680-08:002013-12-03T07:12:21.680-08:00We cheer for Ishmael because we only see it from h...We cheer for Ishmael because we only see it from his point of view and not the rebels point of view. Also we cheer for Ishmael because the rebels have done so much to him and like Hobey said we feel sympathy for him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-12173385173852541232013-12-03T07:12:08.916-08:002013-12-03T07:12:08.916-08:00I responds to Byran's question, "How long...I responds to Byran's question, "How long will Ishmael hold onto his violent past," I'm not sure he ever lets it go. He is going to live with it for the rest of his life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-87691396199998804452013-12-03T07:12:01.068-08:002013-12-03T07:12:01.068-08:00The migraines are a result of drug withdrawal.The migraines are a result of drug withdrawal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-84312095880684069112013-12-03T07:11:53.526-08:002013-12-03T07:11:53.526-08:00The only way for Ishmael to be relieved from his m...The only way for Ishmael to be relieved from his mental pain is by telling other people so he can "get" the pain out of him. We see this start to occur when he begins to open up to the nurse he starts to achieve greater things. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-34388224807055140692013-12-03T07:11:35.318-08:002013-12-03T07:11:35.318-08:00I dont think that he will be-able to forget his vi...I dont think that he will be-able to forget his violent past because it is so treacherous and kinda like the kite runner Amir wasn't capable of forgetting what happened. Every thing that has happened to Ismael is scared and will always be with himAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1632850359309460228.post-61409742588639021842013-12-03T07:11:25.534-08:002013-12-03T07:11:25.534-08:00Yes because the drugs are helping them not think o...Yes because the drugs are helping them not think or care when they kill innocent people. Without drugs they will be scared of themselves and each other. They will become sane again. Drugs keep them happy and willing to do their tragic orders. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com