A Long Way Gone

Chapter 6. Why did people in their community gossip about Ishmael and junior? What does this reveal about their culture?

Chapter 6. Why did people in their community gossip about Ishmael and junior? What does this reveal about their culture?

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The boys didn't have a mother at home, and were thus a source of village gossip. Their culture did not believe in divorce; the children of divorce were stigmatized and alienated. Ishmael said, "Junior and I were the misfits in our community."

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A Long Way Gone/ Chapter 6/ Page 42