Children Hold the Future of Humanity

The Winners: A Novel demonstrates that children hold the future of humanity. Moreover, they deserve the opportunity to live long, healthy lives. Thus, every child’s physical body, emotions, and intellect must be protected. Though Tails feebly claims that his motivation is the children, Benji does more than talk. He protects Alicia from Matteo’s bullets because he understands that her entire life is ahead of her in the world. After Alicia becomes the best hockey player in the world, she proves that the effort put into teaching every child how to skate and play hockey is worthwhile.

When Benji saves Alicia, he is saving the future of the town. When Matteo begins shooting in the locker room, Benji does not see his own life flash in front of his eyes. “But, for most of us we only have time to...