A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

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A Long Way Gone

“The branches of the trees looked as if they were holding hands and bowing their heads in prayer....One lonely cricket tried to start singing, but none of its companions joined in, so it stopped to let silence bring night” (p. 119). Locate other passages in Beah's memoir that focus on nature or the natural world.

Asked by Bookragstutor 4 on 21 Feb 19:15

Last updated by Cat on 21 Feb 19:23

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Answered by Cat on 21 Feb 19:23

When I was a child, my grandmother told me that the sky speaks to those who look and listen to it. She said, "In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy, and confusion." That night I wanted the sky to talk to me.

Ishmael Beah, p. 166