SuitabookDon't You Wish
Roxanne St. Claire
- Reading
- Before reading, agree whether you want to pause around the references to partying and the sexual date. Afterwards, compare what seems attractive about each life with what Annie values.
- Themes
- Identity and belonging: Annie becomes the popular Ayla in another universe but is said to remain Annie inside. The contrast invites thought about whether social status changes a person's sense of self; the story's final view is not established.
- Risk and choice: Ayla’s friends party and take risks described as illegal; she also faces a choice about returning home. The risks are part of the story’s situation, but whether they are criticised, glamorised or shown with consequences is not established.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes teenage partying, illegal risk-taking, and a date described in sexual terms. The extent or detail of these scenes is not established here.