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
chapter 17
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.
A Long Way Gone