Final Chapter 21

First of all I am going to state my opinions about the final chapter, 21 and then my opinion of the whole book. I believe chapter 21 is a joyful, and exciting, it helps us understand his thoughts of what his new life is like also all of the differences and new technologies that had come into his life. My over all opinion of this book is amazing. This book truly brings out every emotion and paints a mental picture within every page read in the book. Ishmaels book has strongly changed my life in many ways. It’s made me think of how far a person can go, how we can all change, what we can lose, how we make our choices, and how we shouldn’t take things for granted. Chapter 21 starts off at the New York City Airport. There is only a few descriptions which Ishmael has ever heard about NYC is on his rap cassettes, and is anxious to see if it’s as dangerous as they say. Ishmael gets out to the street and is practically fearless, to Ishmael the dangerous streets are comparable to a preschool playground considering what he has seen or experienced. Ishmael loves the city life; all of the buildings and lights fascinate him. It’s foreign to him and he still does not understand most things that we are used to. Such as all of our technology, most of this is confusing for Ishmael. One other thing that Ishmael is new to is the extremely low temperatures and snow. He has never seen snow and he’s never been in this cold of weather either. Everything must be different for him, it’s most likely nothing like he expected or at least what I think he would expect. This was a big and positive change for Ishmael, because now he is in civilization and there is no way he is going back to the terrible conditions he suffered when he lived in Africa. I’m glad that Ishmael has ended up in a safe environment that he can handle with ease. This book was and still is amazing; it’s definitely a book I’d highly recommend to any type of reader. Since the book is over and done with, I’ll look forward to seeing Ishmael Beah speak live in person.