9/17 Thesis Statement by Melissa Beran Taft

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mentjesz — 2025-09-17 14:32:16 UTC

In the fiction book, The First to Die at the End, by Adam Silvera, the decision of the main character, Orion Page, and his indecision about whether or not to live his life to the fullest extent on his "last day," impacts the interpretation of the book as a whole because each time he decided not to do something, his death got delayed more and more.

9/17 Thesis

wilkinb — 2025-09-17 14:34:22 UTC

In the science-fiction novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, clones Mickey-7 and Mickey-8 risk both of their lives and hurt their physical and mental well-being by not deciding to kill off one of them, which strains their relationships with themselves and the people around them.

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2025-09-17 14:34:29 UTC

Written by Hajime Isayama, the shounen action manga Attack on Titan masterfully connects the indecisiveness of Armin with his end goal-to end the conflict with Marley with as few deaths as possible- while serving as a contrast to Eren, who will stop at nothing to achieve true freedom.

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krenc2 — 2025-09-17 14:34:42 UTC

In the graphic novel They Called Us Enemy, written by George Takei, the family faced many hard choices while in internment, and their indecision to not denounce their Japanese heritage affected how their family was treated going forward, going as far as the brink of deportation.

1984

heyena — 2025-09-17 14:35:47 UTC

In the dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell, the main character Winston is reluctant to rebel against big brother - the main antagonist in the story. His reluctance was not due to a lack of hate or rebellious nature, but rather the fear of what would happen to him if he did rebel and was caught. His fear would end of becoming a reality, as eventually he rebeled with Julia and was later caught. He was then tortured for 2 years into thinking that big brother was the only thing he cared about.

Lord of the Flies

ratza — 2025-09-17 14:36:37 UTC

Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a novel about the psychological choices of your children. When boys are stranded on an island with no adults, they are forced to make choices they would never be able to make before. The indecisiveness of the children drive them to make factions and love some while hating others. In the novel, Ralph, the leader, is very indecisive on whether the group should continue making fires, or accept they are stranded on focus on survival. Due to this lack of decisiveness, some boys lose faith in Ralph and go on to create their own faction, leading to most of the problems on the way down the road.

Great Gatsby

2025-09-17 14:37:54 UTC

In the non-fiction book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the reluctance of the main character, Jay Gatsby, to reunite and rekindle the love with Daisy, his former lover, causes him a great deal of pressure. This eventually leads him to a craze to win her over from her husband and change his whole relationship with all of his friends and eventually leads to his death.

Oathbringer

millerj151 — 2025-09-17 14:38:46 UTC

In the book Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson, we see how Elhokar Kholin and his uncle Dalinar struggle with making decisions during a time of war. Both of them are afraid of the outcomes of their decision and how it will affect the kingdom. Due to Elhokar's reluctance to make a decision, Dalinar is appointed High Prince. Even though there is a change in power, we can see how the feeling of being scared is shifting with them.

reedj10_1 — 2025-09-17 14:39:19 UTC

In the fiction book, Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley, main character Cullen Winter struggles accepting or denying reality due to his missing brother, this indecision prolongs his grief throughout the book.

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ballantk — 2025-09-17 14:40:17 UTC

In the fiction horror novel The Only Good Indians, by Stephan Graham Jones, Ricky meets an unfortunate and untimely end very early in the story due to his indecisiveness on how to handle the situation he is inserted into after a large crowd of bar-goers become a hostile mob when they find Ricky outside, alone, with all of their cars nearly destroyed. Ricky froze as he watched an elk destroy the cars and ran when the people came outside, this indecisiveness on what to do begins a chain reaction that effects every other character in the story.

Thesis - Scherschel

2025-09-17 15:06:57 UTC

In the fictional novel More Than This by Patrick Ness, the main character's indecision about staying in the "real" world contributes to the idea of what is good vs. what is true.

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2025-09-17 15:08:36 UTC

In the fictional book The Corruption of Hollis Brown, written by K Anrcum, one of the protagonists, Walt, struggles with the decision to make peace with his death and finally let his spirit pass on to the other side after finding solace in his new host Hollis, and this decision drives him to bond with his host far more than he initially cared to, leading him to make decisions he never would have made should he have stuck with his initial plan.

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2025-09-17 15:11:05 UTC

In the fiction book, The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau, the main antagonist is reluctant to tell the citizens within the city of Ember that they are underground and their resources are running thin. Instead, the protagonist finds a way out to the surface world to learn the truth about the city of Ember.

Cinder

patelj11 — 2025-09-17 15:11:59 UTC

In the fiction novel Cinder, by Marissa Meyer, Cinder's indecision about revealing her mechanical nature contributes to the misunderstanding when Prince Kai discovers the truth about her existence.

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cliburnb — 2025-09-17 15:12:07 UTC

In the book, Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz, the protagonist, Alex Rider, is reluctant to believe that his Aunt has been killed. This leads him to make an infiltration that could easily get him killed. The decision made by Alex builds suspense and action throughout the book.

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2025-09-17 15:12:29 UTC

In the fictional novel The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Achilles procrastinates killing the rival soldier, Hector, because doing so would incite the beginning of his death. This causes several internal and external issues among the characters, especially with another main character, Patroclus, and greatly lengthens and adds depth to the story.

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jimenezd — 2025-09-17 15:13:07 UTC

In the realistic fiction novel We Were Here, by Matt de la Peña, protagonist Miguel has nowhere to go after escaping juvenile detention, and he feels troubled when deciding his next step. While he abandons Rondell for the first time, they meet again later, highlighting their friendship, commitment, and dependence on each other through the difficulties in their life.

9/17 Thesis

myersa71 — 2025-09-17 15:13:08 UTC

In the novel, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Jenny Han, the author, writes about Belly's conflict: choosing which Fisher brother she wants. Her dream has always been Conrad, but Jeremiah has been making moves on Belly. Her indecisiveness creates a major conflict between the two brothers throughout the entire trilogy.

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2025-09-17 15:13:56 UTC

In the novel All-American Boys, by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, Rashad faces police brutality from Officer Galluzzo. Quinn, a witness to the incident, struggles to make a decision. The officer is his best friend's brother and is like a brother to Quinn himself. However, Quinn feels guilty and thinks about whether he should help Rashad, who is his classmate. Quinn's struggle to make a decision results in a strained relationship with his friend and also external pressure from the school and his school friends, affecting his well-being and social life.

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heimlicp — 2025-09-17 15:14:26 UTC

In the fictional book Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the main character George has to make tough decisions about his friend, Lenny's, life and death, leading to much thought and hardship for George throughout the story, leading the reader to feel sorry for George as he has to go through emotional hardship in order to take care of Lenny properly.

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2025-09-17 15:14:49 UTC

In the memoir Educated by Tara Westover, she experiences major internal conflict choosing between her seclusive and remote family and her ambitious wish to get an education. This division provides a painful decision between her independence and her loyalty, straining relationships with her family.

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2025-09-17 15:15:14 UTC

In the autobiographical novel Edinburgh written by Alexander Chee the protagonist cannot decide whether to speak up about the abuse going on or stay silent. His lack of decision making impacts the story and causes more boys to suffer. His lack of confidence when deciding resulted in a broken relationship between the protagonist and his best friend.

Hamlet

2025-09-17 15:15:37 UTC

In William Shakespeare's tragic drama, Hamlet, the protagonist, Hamlet, contemplates enacting revenge on his uncle, King Claudius, but hesitates due to his religious beliefs. This delaying of action leads Hamlet to overthink and spiral down a path of tragic events, ultimately displaying the destructive force of revenge.

Level up Thesis

adenipea — 2025-09-17 15:15:49 UTC

In the Graphic novel "Level Up" by Gene Luen Yang and Thien Pham, A character named Dennis Ouyang is a young adult living the college life and likes playing video games. His love for video games affects his college life as he doesn't know what he wants to be, and his indecision costs him as he is kicked out of college, and loses connection with his friends and family.

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ngoh11 — 2025-09-17 15:15:54 UTC

In the science-fiction novel, The Dark Forest, by Liu Cixin, the fate of the world rests in the hands of four people, designated as Wallfacers. However, despite the prestige and status of three of the Wallfacers, the fourth elected Wallfacer, protagonist Luo Ji, feels constant pressure to save the world despite being deemed completely unworthy and unimportant. This makes him feel reluctant to make any rash decisions, plunging his reputation under with both the public, and the government in his choices.

9/17

2025-09-17 15:16:07 UTC

In the novel A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks, the indecision Landon experiences surrounding his social status and heart's desires contributes to the characterization of the work.

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2025-09-17 15:16:17 UTC

In the novel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Sunja secretly meets with the character Hansu in a secretive relationship until she discovers that he has a wife in Japan. Sunja considers maintaining the affair because Hansu was very rich and could support her, and despite breaking it off eventually, she panicked and hesitated initially. Maintaining the relationship led to Sunja distancing herself from her own family by keeping secrets, and the secrecy is what causes the news of her pregnancy to be disastrous for Sunja, eventually leading to her accepting Isak's offer of support.

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barnesb21 — 2025-09-17 15:16:33 UTC

In Karen M. McAnus's beautifully mysterious book, One of Us is Lying, the narration follows four students' inability to decide whether or not to give up their life-altering secrets, which ultimately builds the mystery as they try to prove their innocence without ruining their reputation.

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seelbacm — 2025-09-17 15:16:41 UTC

In the fiction book, The Way I Used To Be, by Amber Smith, Eden's indecisiveness about whether or not to tell others about being sexually assaulted enables readers to create a deeper relationship and understanding with the protagonist. Throughout the novel, Eden's indecisiveness leads her to make harmful decisions, ultimately negatively affecting her relationships with other characters.

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donge2 — 2025-09-17 15:16:51 UTC

In Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed movie, Momento, protagonist Leonard Shelby's inability to make decisive decisions due to his broken memory causes him to manipulate his relationships, ultimately highlighting one of the film's themes that uncertainty can change oneself.

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2025-09-17 15:17:19 UTC

In the Shakespearen play, Hamlet, the protagonist, Hamlet, has an inability to make decisions and follow through with his plans as he planned to kill Claudius who allegedly murdered his father, Hamlet's inability to act on his deadly plan only allowed Claudius more time to murder Hamlet at the end of the play.

The Bay Harbor Butcher

aminm — 2025-09-17 15:17:44 UTC

In the psychological thriller book series, "Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay, Dexter Morgan, the protagonist, delays his decision to defeat his archnemesis, Sergeant Doakes. Dexter's inability to make his decision allows Sergeant Doakes to expose Dexter later on in the book series. This indecision contributes to the interpretation of the work as a whole by creating suspense as Sergeant Doakes is the only person who knows Dexter's secret identity as the BAY HARBOR Butcher.

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densmors — 2025-09-17 15:18:25 UTC

In the novel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, one of the protagonists, Sunja, must make a decision on whether to accept the assistance of Hansu, her child's father and Yakuza connected businessman. Her final decision shows the impact desperate times can have on an individual, causing one to seek out help from even the least likely sources.

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2025-09-17 15:18:55 UTC

In a poetry fiction novel by Elizabeth Acevedo, Poet X, Xiomara hides her poetry from her parents and her passion for poetry. She struggles with explaining as her parents who are very religious, and not accepting of many things. Things ramp up and her poetry book is destroyed. Her choice of keeping it hidden built up tension and later her parents did go to a poetry show, but still are hard to please but they accept her. They go to therapy in the end and agree to be more open and not hide anything.

singhk23 — 2025-09-17 15:19:11 UTC

In the science fiction novel The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao, the indecision of the main characters, Ahiyla and Irvan, on whether or not to trust each other impacts the narrative of the story, as they both fight to survive their marriage.

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gauving11 — 2025-09-17 15:19:11 UTC

In author Hank Green´s science fiction novel A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, the protagonist Andy struggles to choose between the revolutionary tech of Altus, a futuristic company controlled by a malicious non-human entity, and his friends' plan to destroy it. While he understands the gravity of the threat at hand, Andy finds himself deeply invested in the new tech and its potential for the human race. His conflict consumes his life, damaging his relationships with his friends. This impact illustrates how ambition and addiction can destroy even the best of people.

9/17 Thesis - Shoe Dog

prashana — 2025-09-17 15:19:42 UTC

In the memoir novel"Shoe Dog" by Phil Knight, the author & main protagonist comes across a decision that will decide the future of his company, Nike inc, and potentially risk everyone he cares for lives. Knight had the decision to either get numerous smaller athletes to be sponsors for the brand or risk his career and all of his company's budget on betting it all on Michael Jordan. He had a vision of Jordan becoming one of the greatest of all time, and he wanted to join that dream. However, he knew the risks involved with going after him--especially since Jordan was already heavily leaning towards bigger competitors at the time in the basketball industry, Adidas and Converse, and they were offering bigger deals. Knight pushed through to enact his vision and created a shoe line meant for Jordan, Air Jordans, while giving him a deal no one had ever offered before--which was giving athletes a percentage of profits. This risk turned Nike into one of, if not the biggest, shoe companies ever.

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2025-09-17 15:21:27 UTC

In the fiction book, A good Girls Guide to Murder, by Holly Jackson, the author uses dialouge and description to unleash the mystery of the story. To unfold the case after many years, Pip has to go down a loophole to get to the bottom of the mystery.

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2025-09-17 15:26:12 UTC

In the fiction book by JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, one of the main characters Hermione Grnager has to make the difficult decision to erase her parents memory because she thinks she might die against Voldemort in the battle of Hogwarts. This causes her a lot of mental pain and sends her into a depression. This makes her act angrily and irritated towards Ron and Harry and makes her very closed off, therefore affecting the trio's relationship with her.

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2025-09-17 16:18:17 UTC

In Veronica Roth's novel Divergent, the character of Tris Prior embodies the profound internal conflict faced by individuals in a rigidly stratified society, as her reluctance to choose a single faction not only highlights the psychological burden of conformity but also serves as a catalyst for her ultimate self discovery and resistance against oppressive systems.