A Long Way Gone Ch. 3 Chapter Assignment

Chapter 3
Chapter Assignment

Title: Escaping Death
Characters:

• Khalilou's family- asked Ishmael and his brothers to stay behind and follow them with the rest of their property if things didn't improve.


• Catholic bishop- a well known Catholic bishop who had been doing some missionary work when he ran into the rebels. He was sent as a messenger from the rebels.


• Junior, Talloi, Khalilou, Kaloko, and Gibrilla- all heard the gunshots but never really paid much attention to it. All had escaped death from thee rebels.

Setting: Mattru Jong 1993- 1997 Sierra Leone.

Problem: After several messengers, delivering messages from the rebels, they had finally come. The rebels had come and attacked the village. Not only were they attacking the town, but they were also firing many gunshots at the sky, then at people. People tried to escape from the chaos, and from the rebels.

Beginning:

Many messengers had come to town, delivering messages from the rebels. Every time a messenger would come, people would always go out and hide somewhere. One messenger had his fingers mutilated except for his thumb. He had RUF carved on his skin. People went out to the forest that night and hid. Rebels didn't come on the day they said they were. As soon as this kept happening, people soon came out from their hiding places. The town came alive again. Everything seemed as normal and happy as it was before messengers kept coming.

Med:

The rebels finally came, while Ishmael was cooking. They all heard a gunshot, but ignored it and thought it was just the soldiers. Several gunshots were fired once again. The rebels attacked town, and was forcing civilians to run toward the river. The boys ha no choice but to leave just like other people. People were running out of town. Mothers were separated from their children as well as other family members.

End:

The boys went through the swamp avoiding gunshots that were being fired from the rebels. Once they got through the swamp, they were now on top of a bushy hill. The boys went from bush after bush until they made it to the other side. They got up and ran as soon as the explosion went off. The rebels started running toward the boys, shooting after them. They all ran for more than an hbhour without stopping.

Conclusion:

The boys ran for more than an hour from the rebels, avoiding gunshots and grenades. Ishmael's brother would always call out his name to make sure he was still there. After more than an hour of running, the rebels finally gave up the chase and went back to Mattru Jong.