People today hear all about wars in other countries, how many people have died, and even stories of how people have been mistreated. Besides all of that, I am always more interested in how and why these conflicts are started. Ishmael Beah makes a very interesting point when he writes,
“I had heard from adults that this was a revolutionary war, a liberation of the people from corrupt government. But what kind of liberation movement shoots innocent civilians, children, that little girl?”
Reading this book has helped me understand the conflict in Sierra Leone. I learned that the RUF (Revolutionary United Front) was formed to give political freedom back to the citizens after the APC (All People’s Congress) made the country a “one-party state.” While the original intentions of the RUF were good, Beah soon discovers that they are corrupt, are doing terrible things. The RUF forces kill civilians, control cities and install fear among citizens only to increase their personal gain.
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2 comments:
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You make a good point in saying that many governments are corrupt and people can barely see it some of the time. There are so many countries that are corrupt, but so are cities, towns, and schools. My cousin is in charge of a community service club at her school and they had been donating money to a school in Africa. It turned out that the principal of this school had been taking the money for himself and it took them 6 months to find this out. If this seems like a small issue, imagine what other injustices there are out there!
Although this has nothing really to do with your book, I just wanted to say a couple of things. First of all, my blog type is small for numerous reasons. One, I write a lot and with smaller writing, I can fit more on one page. Second, my handwriting is small so it makes sense that my type is small also.
The other thing I wanted to say was are you siding with Homer's dad? Because personally, although I do agree that he probably has thought about Homer's future, I think his dad doesn't really care as much for Homer as he does for Homer's brother Jim. It even says in the book that his dad wanted a daughter, not a son, and his mother named Homer after his dad just to spite him.
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