Outcast United

I’ve never liked to read so when I got the book Outcast United I was like “oh great.” They had given this assignment to all incoming freshman to read during the summer. At first I was questioning reading it, but then I realized that I’m in college now and there are going to be thing I don’t like but have to do. I realized that I had to start college off right, so I read it. As I began to read it, I thought it was boring and I didn’t like it. As I went a little further into the book it had gotten a little more interesting. Outcast united was about a woman named Luma and her team the refugees. Warren St. John, the author of Outcast United, made people realize what a family really means. Luma was like the refugees “mom.” I feel that luma to the refugees was their “freedom”. She was someone they looked up to and understood. Not only was Luma a coach she was someone who was there if you needed to talk. Luma taught them discipline. The Refugees basically started their own little community. I believe that Luma wanted to give these kids a better life then they had. Some refugees had seen the war and even were affected by the bombing. This book can relate to today’s world because today there are still people out their in war fighting for their lives and fighting for freedom. And just like luma, who wanted to give the refugees better life, there’s always someone out their helping by donating money to wars, or even some who may adopt to give people the life they deserve. Another thing I think this book relates to is diversity. Diversity is a big thing in today’s world. College I feel is the place where u will see the most diversity. For me this wasn’t a shocker because my high school was very diverse unlike others who came from only one race schools. There were people who believed different thing and enjoyed doing different things, etc. This made college easier to adjust I feel because I was one step ahead of everyone else.