Why do you think the author chose to write the book in the past, present and dreams as opposed to chronogically? How do you think it has enhanced the story?

I think that, as a child, the war was a whirlwind of confusion reflected in the time shifts. As well, Beah's wartime experiences haunt much of his life: they haunt him even as an adult living in America. Beah's dreams represent all his repressed fear, anger, and lost innocence.