A Long Way Gone Chap: 11-12

That wold be devastating having wait and wait to see my family and then as soon as I'm about to see them, rebels come and kill them. I would probably react much the same way that Ishmeal did, you just wouldn't be able to think about anything else. I think that fighting would be something that most people would do in this situation, it's one of those moments when your speachless and raving mad at the same time. It is sad that the people are forced to fight even if they are boys, sad that it is necesary for their survival. That the boys all shake when they are given unloaded guns adds to the desparity of these boys. All of them are teenagers or younger and they are being forced to kill.