Ideas about love and trust
Antonio follows his father’s lesson that women cannot be trusted and that a man should have more than one partner. Miesha resists playboys, and the pair begin to question whether love is real.AmbiguousAmbiguous: the book leaves its position open to more than one reasonable reading.Ambiguous: the book leaves its position open to more than one reasonable reading.How the book presents it: The contrast between Antonio’s beliefs and Miesha’s resistance gives the developing romance a tension around trust and commitment.
Talk about: Does the story challenge the advice Antonio has received, or leave its implications open?