By examining these three symbols, it can be determined that Beah used many symbols in his novel in order to emphasize his central theme as well as convey the appropriate emotions to the reader. Guns are a very prominent symbol in the novel. In the beginning, Ishmael was very afraid of guns. He says, “A bullet hit a tree directly above my head and fell on the ground next to me. I halted and held my breath.” (Beah, 35) This is when the rebels invaded a village he was in and started shooting at him.
When they both stopped at a red light, Sola grabbed a golf club and got out. When he was about to smash the man’s windshield or do him some damage, he realized that the consequence after he did it: what if he killed a man, he went to jail and he destroyed two families because of that moment. So he went back into his car and drove away. From this incident her suggestion to us is that no one seems immune to the anger epidemic. Women fly off the handle just as often as men and young people may seem more volatile, even senior citizens have erupted into “line rage” and pushed ahead of others simply because they felt they had “waited long enough” in their lives.
If the diseases from the filthy jungle floor did get them it would be the communist’s fired shots from one end to the other. These soldiers were on constant alert “one minute your picnicking and the next preparing for a possible attack” but when in combat ultimately the results were that m ost soldiers became
“The Man Who Was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright is about a young boy named Dave who wants to be taken seriously by everyone and be treated like an adult. One day, Dave decides that the best way to become a man is to buy a gun. So he goes down to Mr. Joe’s store to ask for his catalog to take home and pick one out and learns that Mr. Joe has a left hand wheeler pistol that he’ll sell to him for two dollars. Dave is thrilled but he would have to ask his mother for some money out of his pay because every time ol man Hawkins pays Dave the money goes directly to her. Later on that night Dave struggles getting his mother to agree on buying him gun but then she decides Dave can go buy the gun but they will give it to his father.
As stated in Molly Ivins essay, “Get a Knife, Get a Dog, but Get Rid of Guns, she points out that, “any fool can pick up a gun and kill with it.” Whether you are a child, teenager, or grown adult you can easily use a gun to kill. Needless to say whether you are cleaning your gun, left your gun out, or simply walking down the street; guns can kill at any time. Even policeman, who are well trained, can have accidents while cleaning their guns. A Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Deputy was cleaning his gun, thought it was unloaded, and almost shot his daughter while she was doing the dishes. A bullet was chambered and he didn’t realize it!
I went to the emergency room because I felt sick to my stomach and I was dizzy so they checked my glucose level because diabetes runs on both sides of my family. Dizziness and sick to the stomach are symptoms of diabetes. So they checked my sugar and it was 459. So they drew blood to do some test on me and when the results came back they told me I was a type two diabetic. So saying all of that I can’t eat or drink anything with sugar in it.
My sister started driving at 15 with no license, but I my parents made it very clear they didn’t trust me with the car like they trusted my sister. When I turned 15, I begged my parent’s to let me to go take my learner’s permit test with no such luck. Frustrated I did something I did not even know I was capable of doing. I took the car without permission, not to mention it was like my first time driving. I picked all my friends up trying to showing off.
After the shooting had stopped all we heard then was the sound of tires screeching to get away. We all come out of hiding to check on one another. Luckily, no one was hit, but our house and cars were destroyed with bullet holes everywhere. Then everyone started yelling and screaming trying to figure out who that was and why. Within an hour of the shooting the cops had
He came bursting through the doors saying my brother and I had to leave immediately. As we got in the car, I was frightened. I havehad never seen my dad this way. He was whimpering and making noises that made my proud papa seem pathetic, the whole way home. “Dad.
It gets all over your clothes. The M16A2 has several distinct sounds. Not just the sound of a round being fired successfully out of its barrel, but the slaps of Marines hands on the stocks in unison during close order drill, the sound of its charging handle is unique when chambering a round, and the rare, but unfortunate sound of an inept recruit dropping it on the parade deck. That poor Marine will probably never drop it ever again. My rifle looked just like everyone else's.