There was no time for him to become a teenager because he lived in complete survival mode, for example, as a young teenager, it is rare to go days or weeks without sleep or sleep meal plentiful and healthy, but for Ishmael Beah it was not uncommon, in fact, having a full meal and a good night's sleep for more than two or three days at a time was a rare blessing that was rarely a reality. He traveled from village to village with his ever-changing companions, and stayed for about a week, eating and sleeping, then got up and moved again, often without much warning. Through it all, there are still things that Beah did that remind the reader throughout the story that he is still a boy at heart, for example, his rap music was very important to him, it was the only personal possession he cared about trace. during the years he fought. At some point, he lost his rap cassettes. This time was a time when he was more violent and angry than ever. It was only when he received the second set of tapes that he began to calm down and regain his composure. When asked why he was fighting, Beah responded that he was fighting to avenge the murder of his family, giving evidence that he grew up in the formal operational stage of cognitive development.,