A Long Way Gone

When Ishmael meets up with the other 6 boys he writes that "our innocence had been replaced by fear and we had become monsters" pg55. What does he mean? What do people assume about the group of boys? Describe their behavior.

When Ishmael meets up with the other 6 boys he writes that "our innocence had been replaced by fear and we had become monsters" pg55. What does he mean? What do people assume about the group of boys? Describe their behavior.

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The people believed that the boys were a part of the rebel forces and were afraid of them. The boys were afraid, as were the people they came into contact with. In the eyes of the people who ran away from them, they were monsters.

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