Who is Magatte, Gorgui from God's Bits of Wood and what is their importance?

Magatte is Dieynaba's son, Gorgui is his best friend. Together they lead the young, school-age boys apprenticed to the striking workers. Their youthful, strike-triggered courage and independence can be seen as a manifestation of the hope for the future at the core of the striker's choices to take action and to persevere.