Fourth Post: Symbolism

I think the music cassette is an important symbolic item that Ishmael has. The cassette has been with the protagonist throughout the on going war and even before the war was even present in his life. There are many memories that the cassette holds from his past life before the war, how his brother and him would dance to the rap music.Since there are mostly memories of his brother, I think the cassette resembles Junior. Even though his brother is not psychically with Ishmael in some ways the cassette is protecting him when passing through the villages, like an older brother protecting a younger sibling .The cassette tape also has a long film that is within it which i think resembles Ishmael's long journey.

-lnh