Ishmael: A Narrative Analysis

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I constructed this brochure as one of my analytical pieces, to connect Ishmael’s success through rehabilitation, to the facts about the centers themselves. Esther gave this brochure to Ishmael when he had first started the program after his time as a child soldier. The brochure illuminates the hardships that the children face during war, after war, and the reason that rehabilitation is needed. It also gives the names of different programs and centers where these kids can go to seek help, both mentally and physically. After the war, Ishmael had a withdrawal from the many drugs he had to take, and also the huge toll that they took on his emotions and mental health. The center he attended helped him to progress through this stage, so that he

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