Now Is The Time For Running Book Analysis

I read the book, Now is the Time for Running by Michael Williams about 2 brothers trying to stay alive in Zimbabwe while soldiers attack their village. The main character is Deo and he has a brother, Innocent. They struggle to survive and find people they can trust when running away from soldiers. In the begging of the book Deo is 14 and Innocent is 10, and they live with their Grandpa. Deo is skillful when on the soccer field and his brother is his biggest fan. In Africa there is little food and in their town of Gutu, but when they get food they are happy. The time in which this book takes place there is a conflict in Zimbabwe. The president delivers them food but it is a little amount and it is gone in an instant. People in the village try to get their minds off of the fact that they might not have a next meal. I found a quote from the book expressing people in Gutu feel about their food situation. “Grampa Longdrop said that when there was no more sadza, no more cassava, and when the people cried with hunger, then the soldiers would come” (Williams, 3). In Africa there are a lot of missionaries, and American churches that transport food. Food there consist of corn and vegetables, because they can be preserved for longer than other foods. On the other nad, in America you can eat a variety of foods. Here people love fast
Deo, the main character is a very good soccer player but in his position there is a small chance of making it to the big leagues. He had to leave his hometown and he took his little brother to find his dad in South Africa and stuffed millions of dollars of the Zimbabwe dollar in his soccer ball. After a lot of ups and downs Deo finds a way to get on a team and he makes new friends. He goes to his practices and their team made it to the Street Soccer World Cup. Deo has a jo but since he is an illegal immigrant he is paid less than he is supposed to be