The fifth and final highlight from pages 202-208 shows how even the most highly-esteemed city of Sierra Leone wasn't safe from the destruction of war. It didn’t take long after the civil war made its way …show more content…
The theme of region is shown when Beah settles in the village of Kamator in an attempt to hide from the RUF. Upon arrival to the village, Beah was forced into helping farm, as he says, “The village inhabitants were all farmers, so I had no way to escape this fate” (Beah 41). Kamator is a great example of a region, a geographical area consisting of specific elements and roles of a culture. More specifically, the village is an example of a formal region. A formal region is a type of region in which all inhabitants share at least one common trait. In this example, Kamator is a formal region because all of its villagers share a homogeneous system of livelihood. This similar way of life is farming, which is why when Beah stays at the village, he is expected to clear a plot of