what role does storytelling play in the lives of Ishmael and his friends

The answer is a long way gone in the chapter 10. Since in chapter 10, Beah tells about the event which is positive in their memory and bring them emotional pain at the longing they produce. The story of musa disturbs the boys for a period and even leads Beah into contemplation about his grandmother but the fact that these pleasant circumstance are memory and not reality is not a lost in the boys.