First of all, look up who a lieutenant is before you continue reading. I'm sure he has a very very very important role to play in Beah's life!!!
lieutenant
He is the guy that showed Ishmael to the village where Ishmael parents will be waiting.
"Visualize the banana tree as the enemy, the rebels who killed your parents..." (Beah 112).
This makes sense if you think it through. How far you get can be a literal distance or it can be a figurative measurement of progress. If you don't get very far, either you have gone only a little distance or you have made little progress.
Two possibilities: celebrated the accomplishments of- feted left it in the fridge too long- fetid The older way, in Britain at least, is 'foetid', meaning food etc gone bad.
The elderly role in a long way gone is knowing knowledge
Mende
In the book "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah, when he is rescued, Ishmael brings with him the memories of his traumatic experiences as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. He also carries with him the emotional scars and struggles of his past, as well as the hope of rebuilding his life and finding peace.
I think the answer is amphetamines.
Similar lyrics occur in the song "I Miss You" by Monifah (It's been too long / Since you've been gone)
its long gone now, lets put it that way.
lieutenant
Dead and gone
He is the guy that showed Ishmael to the village where Ishmael parents will be waiting.
Ishmael Beah, the author of "A Long Way Gone," got married in 2006.
In chapter twelve of "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah, his rap cassette tape is destroyed during an ambush by the rebels. This loss represents the shattering of his connection to his past life and serves as a metaphor for the destruction of his innocence and childhood.
The best way to be a Platoon sergeant is by becoming a successful Lieutenant.