19: Chapter nineteen was upsetting in the beginning. When he was to leave the Benin Home and actually leaving was hard. It amazed me that he lost contact with all these people, even his friends. It also makes me wonder if these people are still alive and have heard of him since, or have even seen the book.
The nightclub scene I thought was extremely cute. It made me feel happy for Ishmael that he finally got to be a normal kid for once, just sneaking out and partying, being a kid.
On the interview day, for once in this book I actually laughed and found something comical. When Beah wrote about how he could not figure out “the metal box”, I found it entertaining. Although, I also became frustrated, like Ishmael was, when the man kept smiling during the interview. I also found it frustrating when the man operating the passports and the woman at the UN embassy asked so many unnecessary questions.
20: Chapter twenty was probably the most lighthearted chapter in the whole book for me. Comical events happened like not knowing what snow was, being introduced to strange food, and not knowing how to operate a thermostat, which made me feel happy.
I am sad to know that this book is almost over, and I don’t want the last chapter to come. This has been probably my most favorite book that I have had to read of class.
At the end of chapter twenty Beah writes, “I was sad to leave, but I was also pleased to have met people outside of Sierra Leone. Because if I was to get killed upon my return, I knew that a memory of my existence was alive somewhere in the world.”(pg.200) That quote right there was probably the most touching passage in the entire book. It amazes me that just a kid my age would think that deeply about their life.
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I know! I thought that the dance scene was so cute! /he finally had soeone woh liked him without knowing what he had done. I was realixed when I read chapter 20 because nothing bad happened in it. Love your blog.
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