Have you ever gone through something terrible and been separated from your family? Would you be able to survive on your own? The fiction books Now Is the Time For Running by Michael Williams and Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins are about characters who have hard lives away from their families. In Now Is the Time For Running the main character, Deo, has to take care of his brother after his mom and grandpa died. They travel to new places, trying to find jobs to live better lives. Challenges occur along the way, but they never stop trying. Similarly, Bamboo People has the main character, Chiko, who is taken from his mother and forced to train to be a soldier. He does not want to be there, but he realizes he has to fight and with the help of friends
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After Innocent, Deo’s brother, dies he doesn't know what to do. Deo starts living on the street and not taking care of himself. He finds a soccer team to play on and his life is finally getting better. They join the World Cup and while he is playing he imagines his family cheering for him. In the text it states, “I imagine I see Amai and Grandpa Longdrop in the crowd, watching and waving at me… ‘We will win this game!” (Williams 228). This proves that after he sees his family in the crowd he is more confident. He knows that their team can win the game because he gets hope and determination form thinking about his family. Deo mentions that even though Innocent isn’t with him, he is still in his heart. He wants to win the game for his family because he knows somehow they are watching him; he wants them to be proud. Just like Chiko, Deo has a picture of his father which keeps him hopeful. He looks at the picture, and thinks about his father. Deo and Innocent both want to see him, and that is what keeps him going during his journey into South Africa. For example, the author writes, “Innocent takes out the photograph he showed me under the baobab tree… ‘Yes,’ I say and hand him back the photograph. ‘We’re going to see him in South Africa” (Williams 56). This shows how Deo gets hope from the picture of his father. The fact that he is …show more content…
In both books, the characters think about their families while they are going through struggles. For example, Chiko keeps pictures of his father to look at when he feels like he can’t keep going. The thought of his father gives him motivation because he knows that he has to get back and help his family. In the same book, Tai is always trying to escape and stay alive because he needs to protect his sister, who was separated from him. Also, Deo relies on memories of his family after they died. Thinking about them makes him feel confident because he knows what his mom and grandfather would want him to do. He wants to do what would make them proud, and when he thinks about them and the fact that he has to take care of Innocent he gains hope that there are ways to survive. People everywhere have memories of their family, and just like the characters did, they use these memories to give them strength during hard
After Innocent, Deo’s brother, dies he doesn't know what to do. Deo starts living on the street and not taking care of himself. He finds a soccer team to play on and his life is finally getting better. They join the World Cup and while he is playing he imagines his family cheering for him. In the text it states, “I imagine I see Amai and Grandpa Longdrop in the crowd, watching and waving at me… ‘We will win this game!” (Williams 228). This proves that after he sees his family in the crowd he is more confident. He knows that their team can win the game because he gets hope and determination form thinking about his family. Deo mentions that even though Innocent isn’t with him, he is still in his heart. He wants to win the game for his family because he knows somehow they are watching him; he wants them to be proud. Just like Chiko, Deo has a picture of his father which keeps him hopeful. He looks at the picture, and thinks about his father. Deo and Innocent both want to see him, and that is what keeps him going during his journey into South Africa. For example, the author writes, “Innocent takes out the photograph he showed me under the baobab tree… ‘Yes,’ I say and hand him back the photograph. ‘We’re going to see him in South Africa” (Williams 56). This shows how Deo gets hope from the picture of his father. The fact that he is …show more content…
In both books, the characters think about their families while they are going through struggles. For example, Chiko keeps pictures of his father to look at when he feels like he can’t keep going. The thought of his father gives him motivation because he knows that he has to get back and help his family. In the same book, Tai is always trying to escape and stay alive because he needs to protect his sister, who was separated from him. Also, Deo relies on memories of his family after they died. Thinking about them makes him feel confident because he knows what his mom and grandfather would want him to do. He wants to do what would make them proud, and when he thinks about them and the fact that he has to take care of Innocent he gains hope that there are ways to survive. People everywhere have memories of their family, and just like the characters did, they use these memories to give them strength during hard