A Long Way Gone

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A Long Way Gone

As Chapter 2 begins, we flash forward to Ishmael’s new life in New York City. He relates a dream of pushing a wheelbarrow. What is in the wheelbarrow, and where is he pushing it? What does Ishmael mean when he says, “I am looking at my own” (p. 19)?

Asked by Jacob G #813692 on 8/28/2018 1:51 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 8/28/2018 2:09 AM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/28/2018 2:09 AM

The wheelbarrow contains a dead body wrapped in white bedsheets. Ishmael is pushing it to the cemetery. When he gets to the cemetery, he realizes the body he is transporting is his own.... representing that part of him that has died.

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