A Long Way Gone

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When the attack stars, Ishmael freezes up and can't fire his weapon. Why do you think suppose he freezes? What gets Ishmael to finally start shooting? Chapter 13

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Beah discovers that his trigger finger is numb and he cannot fire his weapon. Beah’s other tent-mate, Josiah, is knocked onto a tree trunk by an RPG shell, breaking his back. Beah also sees Musa, dead from a head wound. At this moment, Beah manages to fire his G3 weapon and kill a man. He envisions the massacres he has seen the rebels perpetrate in the past, fueling his anger and bloodlust.