Outcasts United

by

Warren St. John

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Mandela Ziaty Character Analysis

The middle son of Beatrice Ziaty, and the brother of Darlington and Jeremiah. Darlington had escaped with the rest of his family from Liberia, after watching his father killed in their home. Mandela joins the Under Fifteens Fugees and becomes close friends with the other Liberians on the team, Prince and Fornatee. After Prince is kicked off the team and Fornatee quits it, Mandela tries to rebuild the team with Kanue and Natnael. But ultimately the loss of his friends causes Mandela to act out, snap at his teammates, and refuse to pass to them. This forces Luma to kick Mandela off the team, and she tells him that he “doesn’t have the discipline or respect to play.” Eventually, Luma and Mandela are able to reconcile, and she helps him apply and get into a program called Job Corps.

Mandela Ziaty Quotes in Outcasts United

The Outcasts United quotes below are all either spoken by Mandela Ziaty or refer to Mandela Ziaty. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Refugees, Discrimination, and Resilience Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

The incident robbed Beatrice of the hope her family would be safe in her new home. She became obsessed with her boys’ safety. In Liberia, a neighbor would always look after her kids if she needed to leave them to run an errand or visit a friend. But Beatrice didn’t know anyone in Clarkston.

Related Characters: Warren St. John (speaker), Mandela Ziaty, Beatrice Ziaty, Darlington Ziaty, Jeremiah Ziaty
Page Number: 24
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 13 Quotes

“I told her I appreciate her,” Kanue said later. “I told her thanks, and that we were going to do everything to follow the rules and give her the respect she deserves.”

Related Characters: Kanue Biah (speaker), Warren St. John (speaker), Luma al-Mufleh, Mandela Ziaty, Natnael
Page Number: 103
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 15 Quotes

Luma dropped her head in relief. Her players, some of them still strangers to each other, were high-fiving and shouting joyfully at the sky as they ran toward her on the bench. They seemed as surprised as she did. Luma raised her head, pulled her shoulders back, and smiled for the first time in two weeks.

Related Characters: Warren St. John (speaker), Luma al-Mufleh, Mandela Ziaty, Kanue Biah
Page Number: 103
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 21 Quotes

“For a while I expected you to be like Jeremiah,” she told him. “Actually, you’re a better athlete—but you don’t have the discipline or the respect to play. You don’t respect me, and you don’t respect your team.”

Related Characters: Luma al-Mufleh (speaker), Warren St. John (speaker), Mandela Ziaty, Jeremiah Ziaty
Page Number: 165
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Mandela Ziaty Quotes in Outcasts United

The Outcasts United quotes below are all either spoken by Mandela Ziaty or refer to Mandela Ziaty. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Refugees, Discrimination, and Resilience Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

The incident robbed Beatrice of the hope her family would be safe in her new home. She became obsessed with her boys’ safety. In Liberia, a neighbor would always look after her kids if she needed to leave them to run an errand or visit a friend. But Beatrice didn’t know anyone in Clarkston.

Related Characters: Warren St. John (speaker), Mandela Ziaty, Beatrice Ziaty, Darlington Ziaty, Jeremiah Ziaty
Page Number: 24
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 13 Quotes

“I told her I appreciate her,” Kanue said later. “I told her thanks, and that we were going to do everything to follow the rules and give her the respect she deserves.”

Related Characters: Kanue Biah (speaker), Warren St. John (speaker), Luma al-Mufleh, Mandela Ziaty, Natnael
Page Number: 103
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 15 Quotes

Luma dropped her head in relief. Her players, some of them still strangers to each other, were high-fiving and shouting joyfully at the sky as they ran toward her on the bench. They seemed as surprised as she did. Luma raised her head, pulled her shoulders back, and smiled for the first time in two weeks.

Related Characters: Warren St. John (speaker), Luma al-Mufleh, Mandela Ziaty, Kanue Biah
Page Number: 103
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 21 Quotes

“For a while I expected you to be like Jeremiah,” she told him. “Actually, you’re a better athlete—but you don’t have the discipline or the respect to play. You don’t respect me, and you don’t respect your team.”

Related Characters: Luma al-Mufleh (speaker), Warren St. John (speaker), Mandela Ziaty, Jeremiah Ziaty
Page Number: 165
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