A Long Way Gone Ch. 11-12

The chapter starts out with Saidu's death and how the boys are mourning for him. Saidu's death came as a big shock to all of the boys which made it very hard for them. When the boys are going into a village they meet a new character, Gasemu tells Ishmael that his family is alive and he knows where they are. Gasemu spacificaly mentions Junior which made me a little worried. 

A few chapters back when Ishmael is separated from Junior, he says that he would never see his brother again. That means Ishmael will most likely not end up finding his family.

I felt so sorry for Ishmael because he was so sure that his family was alive now and that he was going to be with them again and that everything would be better. Instead, Ishmael arrives to see that the village had been attacked and overheard to rebels saying that no one in the village survived. 

When Ishmael hears this he immediately blames Gasemu because he was the one who told Ishmael not to go to the village until the next day. I can understand why Ishmael is so mad at Gasemu, but at the same time Gasemu saved Ishmael's life. If it wasn't for him, Ishmael would have been killed by the rebels along with the rest of his family. 

Ishmael says that he would have rather died with his family than be alive now with his family dead. But he is very frustrated now and might not really think that. We cannot really know though. None of us have ever been in the same situation, so we cannot really judge Ishmael's actions.