Lit Circle Letters Part one

     The memoir I am currently reading is called A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a Boy Soldier written by Ishmael Beah. This true story involves the life of Ishmael Beah who lives a fairly happy life in Sierra Leone until civil war breaks out. Then, like other civilians, he is forced to run for his life, becoming separated from his family and later losing them to murder by the rebels. He later finds a way to be rehabilitated and regain his childhood. 
     What I like about this novel is that it is constantly keeping you on your toes, you never know what is going to happen next. It is full of suspense and makes you wonder what happens long after you put down the book, very riveting and traumatic.
    What I don't really like about the story, is how he has a lot of dreams and flashbacks to help fill out the storyline and back round information. It sometimes likes to randomly flash back on me at confusing parts making it more confusing to follow altogether. Other than that, I can't really complain, it has been a really good read so far.
     What I noticed in the story is that there are a lot of foreshadowing. Ishmael is only ten years old at beginning, and his imagination doesn’t have the capacity to understand what refugee children have seen. For example, when they first pasted through his village, they would not look at anyone, and would jump at be startled at any sudden outburst or alarming sound. I think this is foreshadowing that he will soon be like that too or maybe desensitized from death and violence.
     Some puzzling questions I still have (considering I have not read the entire book):
"We must strive to be like the moon.”  (pg, 16;) When Ishmael asked his grandmother what the old man meant by this quote, she said it was an adage that served to remind the people to always be on their best behavior and to be good to others. People complain when there is too much sun and the again when it is too cold. However, no one grumbles when the moon shines, because a lot of happy things happened in the moonlight. What happens in the night? There were no events that lead to this quote, it seemed very out of the blue. Is it possible I am not analyzing enough?