Outcasts United

by

Warren St. John

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Outcasts United: Chapter 13 Summary & Analysis

Summary
Analysis
The second tryouts for the Under Fifteens take place on Monday. Kanue, Mandela, and Natnael have rallied many new players, in addition to bringing three players (including Alex) who had been on the Fugees previously. Fornatee had decided not to show up, feeling strongly that he shouldn’t have to try out for the team again, since he already tried out.
Kanue, Mandela, and Natnael’s discipline and hard work pay off, as they are able to find many other kids who could take part in the Fugees. But Fornatee’s decision not to show up casts a shadow of disrespect over the event, which Luma does not forget when Fornatee tries to return later.
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Luma divides the boys into two teams and watches them play, offering one boy wearing sandals her own shoes. As she watches the scrimmage, she knows that reforming the team would be like starting over. She worries that she is setting the players up for failure. Meanwhile, the boys are playing as if they are “trying to will their team back into existence.”
Despite Luma’s doubts, she does recognize the hard work that the boys are putting into trying to create a team together and understands that this would be indicative of their dedication to the team following tryouts.
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Luma does note some good raw talent, and she starts to write down which players might play which positions. At the end of the game, she tells them that if she allows the team to continue, it is likely that they will lose most of their games because they are going to play against very experienced teams. They only have three practices to get their team together; Kanue offers that they could get an extra practice in on Saturday morning. The others agree.
Kanue demonstrates his own dedication even further, and how he would inspire others to do the same, by offering to spend even more time rebuilding the team and getting in extra practice before their first match.
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Luma tells them that if they still want to revive the team, they can show up on Thursday at 5:00. She adds that practices are not going to be easy. Kanue is relieved. After all the others leave, he tells Luma that he appreciates her, and that he and the others are going to follow the rules and “give her the respect she deserves.”
In addition to demonstrating dedication and discipline for the team, Kanue relays to Luma how much he understands that respect for Luma is key to forming the team. His words show Luma that her leadership style, even though it is somewhat unpopular, does earn her the respect of her players.
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