Who is Strike from God's Bits of Wood and what is their importance?

Strike is Houdia M'Baye's youngest child, orphaned when his mother is killed but offered comfort by Maimouna. Named in honor of the first train strike, his name combines with his receipt of nourishment from the perhaps archetypal, or spiritual or even maternal Maimouna suggests, along with Ad'jibid'ji's revelation and Keita's transcendence, the importance of connection with the human spirit.