a long way gone ch. 13-14

These chapters were so graphic and so sad.  It's nice that the boys can still have fun for one last day of their lives.  I found it interesting that the corporal never said, "this is for real."  He only gave them hints that only some of the boys picked up that we are going to fight the rebels and that this is not a drill.  Details can be wonderful, but also not so wonderful.  I was grossed out by what Ishmael saw as he fought the rebels.  The blood, his friends dying, and the actions that he took, we so sad and so terrible.  No one should have to see anyone die let alone 3 friends.  I would passed out if I saw that much blood.  I can't help but feel sorry for him.  After one shot he couldn't stop shooting rebels.  If anyone wakes up screaming and starts shooting random things, they are having a mental vs. reality problem.  I feel so sorry for him because he can't ell the difference between reality and dreams. I can't believe that Ishmael and the rest of the young boys were doing drugs, watching war moving, and killing people.  I can't believe that anyone took pride in killing prisoners.  These chapters were very hard to read.