Ishmael is the protagonist of the story. In the beginning of the story, he appears to be social and outgoing, rapping with his friends and going to a talent show. Faced with the attack of the rebels, he has become more desperate to survive and less innocent. This is the nature of people struck with tragedy. People will do whatever it takes to satisfy themselves, and it becomes harder to sympathize with others. He and his friends steal corn from a boy and take food from fields. I think that the rebels' attack has caused a great change in personality, and Ishmael would be convinced to join the National Army. There may be other times in the novel where his traits may change back...
Frank Lin
I agree with Frank about the chaging people's personality of the environment. Ishmael was just an happy boy in the beggining of the story, but he becomes violent later on.
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