The author of this book is called Sembene Ousmane, and he is a Franco-African born in Senegal. “He is undoubtedly one of the most significant figures in African cinema and literature” (Emory). After the start of World War II, he was drafted into the French army. After the war he returned to France where he joined the French Communist Party until the independence of Senegal in 1960 (Emory). The author does not use chapters, but writes the book from the perspective of each city and how they were involved in this book. The book begins with Ad'jibid'ji, Bakayoko's daughter, sneaking into the railway workers' meeting in Bamako. Ad'jibid'iji is a very respectful character. She obviously values ​​the opinions and viewpoints of her elders while knowing her own point of view. When Niakoro accuses her of speaking French, she is ashamed. When her grandfather asks her what she thinks of Tiemoko, she lies because she knows her father and his family like him. What is interesting about Ad'jibid'iji is that internally she is. She listens to Niakoro's opinions on her place in the clan as a daughter, but she silently disagrees. I like that she is outwardly respectful but doesn't let other people's opinions dictate her own. She also uses the fact that she is a harmless little girl to her advantage to make her way through the crowd; no one stops her or tries to send her home. It seems that as a girl in this more modern world, she will be accepted for who she is. However, it makes sense that his elders, from another era, completely think some of his actions are inappropriate. The meeting with workers focused on low wages and poor treatment by employers. Workers gathered and hailed a strike “yes, we must strike!” ... in the middle of the newspaper ... it is precisely this demonstration of determination on the part of those (the wives who demonstrated) that the French had rejected the strike. The Women's March led the French to understand the nature of the will they faced, and soon after, the French accepted the strikers' demands. “The news has been confirmed, the strike is over” (Sembène 348). In conclusion, the book was mainly about the struggle of the Senegalese people and how they were treated unfairly by the railway companies. People have gone through a series of unfortunate events to achieve the freedom necessary for life. In this book, people's need for change conflicts with management's desire to maintain unequal rights. Greed had led them to think this way, but the people prevail against all that is strange and thus find their independence in the face of oppression.