The title A Long Way Gone has many meanings. It can refer to the distance that Ishmael travelled in his life in Sierre Leone. Even deeper, however, it refers to Ishmael's emotions and state of being. When Ishmael was faced with the war, he lost his mind and went from being a child to becoming a brutal soldier. By the end, he travels to New York to live a new and better life.
Ishmael has come a long way from what he was before, going through many changes in his personality. The first person perspective also helps with presenting himself as a realistic, round, and dynamic character.
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