...and to survive, but I've come to learn that if I am going to take revenge, in that process I will kill another person whose family will want revenge; then revenge and revenge and revenge will never come to an end.." (Beah 199).
Throughout Ishmael's struggles and horrific views of the war, he learned a valuable lesson about killing with the intention of revenge. Ishmael Beah explains in his quote about what he learned by joining the army and how big of an impact it had on him. When Ishmael's family was separated from him, he was on his own to survive. His family was killed by the rebels and he had every right to be extremely angry and seek for revenge. At first he didn't know it, but when he was picked up by the army, he was given a break. He realized that he could finally get the revenge that he always wanted on the rebels, and kill every single one of them.
Although he felt good after killing the rebels who killed his family, he didn't feel the satisfaction that he really wanted. When he was released from the army and sent to a rehabilitation center, he refused to get better. After a while, he quoted this sentence and he realized that he didn't do any good killing all of those people. He may have gotten his revenge, but in the end he still was left alone and without his family. He had just killed many people to come to that realization.
Throughout this story, the quote teaches a valuable lesson to the readers. Ishmael finally began to understand what he had done, but he was only human and it wasn't his fault. He was just a kid and he was influenced by people of higher authority. The most important thing about this quote is that it was spoken by Ismael himself. He knew that killing people never truly helped anything, but he learned this, and can now teach it to the world. This book helps people understand the dangers of the war, and the sick and cruel events that take place.
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How old was Ishmael when he's in the army? This sounds like a great lesson for everyone. Getting revenge is what most people want, but it's true-getting revenge will only result in more people wanting revenge. Great quote Kyly!
I agree with Andrea on this one and I have to wonder who's bright idea it was to start the revenge line of things in the first place.
Good quote Kyly! I think this quote is very true. Seeking revenge results to people wanting more revenge and continues onward. I also read this book. Good job!
Andrea, Ishamel was somewhere between 13 and 16 throughout this book. I learned a good lesson about revenge!
Revenge might feel good for a while but yeah it doesn't make the original situation better at all. It is what it is. It just means that now you have another problem adding to your original one. Really good quote Kyly!
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