SuitabookPlease Say Yes
Alice O. Crawford
- Reading
- Before reading, discuss whether withholding affection can be a fair way to influence a disagreement. Afterwards, compare the teams’ claims with the compromise the story reaches, if any.
- Themes
- Fairness and shared resources: A large sum left to Riverport High’s basketball teams becomes the centre of a dispute: the boys’ team claims it alone, while the girls’ team argues it should be shared. The premise creates a clear opportunity to consider competing ideas of entitlement and fairness, but does not establish which claim the narrative supports.
- Romance within group conflict: Marley’s excitement about Jeff asking her out is placed under strain when the girls declare a romantic freeze: no dates, kissing or hand-holding until the boys give in. The premise sets personal affection against collective action, allowing discussion of whether the campaign protects or complicates individual choice; its judgement remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Some attention may be useful around the “romantic freeze”: the story links dates and physical affection with a collective demand for agreement, but its eventual judgement of that tactic is unclear.