Lost Boys Journey

“The problem is, once you start talking it’s very difficult to stop. It’s almost impossible to stop” (Kidder,160). If the world commenced the discussion about the worlds’ genocides and we made our stances clear on them, just maybe would have a better system to deal with them before the mass killings gets too far. Genocides encompass many different effects in the afflicted country and later throughout the world by creating refugee camps, the need for world aid, and disasters in the country afterwards. Deo and the Lost Boys’ journey was unceasing, so it seemed. Their dreams of freedom just out of their grasp, they kept persevering and trudging through their dark pensive state, where death seemed like the better option. How those boys and Deo could just leave without any knowledge of the whereabouts of their

If I were in a refugee’s shoes and going to a different country, I would have an initial thought similar to Deo. “I don’t know why I am here, but I’m here” (99). Later after realizing, I was, for lack of a better word, the odd person in the group, the thought would pass my mind that I will probably never be able to go back to my homeland. After tackling mental road blocks, I would then think of the families, I left behind, and would torture me until I could find them and make sure they were safe as well. As the world aid came in to allow the refugees to start a new in a refugee camp, they already formed, and would try their best to make the lives a little better for all the refugees. The aid came mainly to help the camps after they were set into place, bringing in more food, more shelter houses, and some clothing. I would be super happy if I saw richer helping other countries and there not be oil, precious metals, or other resources as a reason. The U.S only goes into a country who is struggling, after they have either public uprising or if it would heavily benefit the