The second chapter of The Soccer seemed to be starting rather slow. There hasn’t been much action until Kapuscinski comes into actions. Kapuscinsk goes through a lot of action in this chapter, especially when he seemed to encounter a possible death. "I was in the hands of UPGA activists. They must have been smoking hashish because their eyes were mad and they did not look fully conscious… I could feel three knife-points against my back and I saw several machetes aimed at my head. Two activists stood a few steps away, pointing their guns at me in case I tried to get away. I was surrounded. Around me I could see sweaty faces with jumpy glances; I could see knives and gun barrels.” (pg 131) This is a very important part in the book not only because Kapuscinski encounters death but also because this is a twisting point in the book, here the action seems to have begun.
Also is these pages we meet the real Kapuscinski, an adventurous journalist he doesn’t seem to fear anything.
“My boss treated me with patience and understanding. He tolerated my adventures and my pathological lack of discipline. At my most irresponsible I would suddenly break contact with… as a last resort, send telegrams to various embassies. Once, when I showed up in Bamako, our embassy there showed me a telegram: 'Should Kapuscinski happen to show up in your territory, please inform PAP through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (pg 141)." With this quote the reader can understand Kapuscinskis way of thinking and how he likes to live his life. This chapter besides being the starting point for the action in the book is an introduction to Kapuscinski’s life.
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