A Long Way Gone

9. Why is Ishmael’s nightmare significant – meaning, what’s important about what (or who) his nightmare was about?

chapter 17

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Ishmael dreamed about his family..... this was the first time he had dreamt of his family since the start of the war.

I got up and went outside and sat on the stoop looking into the night. I was still confused, as I couldn’t tell whether I had had a dream or not. It was the first time I had dreamt of my family since I started running away from the war.

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