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The Choices You Make Illustrate Your True Colors (Choice: Ishmael becomes…
The Choices You Make Illustrate Your True Colors
Choice:
Ishmael becomes a soldier in a brutal war, so as not to be kicked out of the village, and too be fed.
Choice:
Because he becomes haunted from the gory war images, he starts taking drugs so that he will stop feeling the effects of the war.
Choice:
When UNICEF rescues Ishmael, he decides to misbehave and hurt everyone.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like a drug addict that just got cut off, and has seen many horrible things in his life,
which he is.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like a cruel, drug addicted, soldier that will do anything because drugs are influencing his actions,
which is true.
This Makes Him Seem . . .
Like he is a very desperate human being,
which he is.
Choice:
Ishmael decides to travel to a village 16 miles away to perform his rapping at a talent show, without telling his family for fear of not being allowed.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like he is really serious about his singing, and really enjoys rapping, which he does, but also a tad irresponsible,
which he is.
Choice:
He decides to stop in his grandmother's village to say hello.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like a dedicated grandson that cares about his family,
which he is.
Choice:
He continues on with nothing but the clothes on his back, and his friends.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like a reckless child that doesn't look before he leaps, which he
later learns to do, but doesn't do it now.
Choice:
Ishmael begins to trust his therapist at UNICEF, then becomes friends with her.
Choice:
He leaves UNICEF to live with his one remaining branch of his family in the city of Sierra Leone.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like he is ready to live a normal life, and forgive and forget,
which he is.
Choice:
He tries out for a UN program interview.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like he had an experience worth sharing, and is ready to share it,
both of which are true.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like he is breaking out of his addiction to drugs, and rehabilitating successfully,
which he is.
Choice:
Ishmael gets in to the UN interview, so decides to attend.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like he wants people to know how badly war affects everyone, and that it should stop,
which is not a lie.
Choice:
Ishmael lives with his acquaintance, a storyteller in New York City, because his uncle in Sierra Leone dies.
This Makes Him Seem. . .
Like a naïve child that runs from his problems and feelings a lot,
which is true.