Theme Of Indecisiveness

Professional speaker and founder of Lexipol, Gordon Graham once said, “Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight; indecision, a dull one that hacks and tears and leaves ragged edges behind it.” Some indecisive people would say that their inability to make a decision is what prevents them from making the wrong decision. However, not making a decision can be more destructive than making the wrong decision. The Selection is an enthralling love-story that teaches a valuable life lesson even for today’s teenager: indecisiveness can have negative effects on yourself and others. In The Selection, the author uses conflict to teach indecisiveness can have negative effects on yourself and others. For example, the author shows the main

For example, in The Selection, America and Maxon were meant to just be friends. America wanted to stay in the Selection solely for the compensation her family was getting; Maxon was fully aware of America’s intentions. America told Maxon that she could never see herself falling in love with him but then shows affection towards Maxon even though she is still in love with Aspen. America is confused by what she feels for both of these boys. Teenagers are often indecisive in ways such as these. Their feelings change within minutes, this makes it hard to make up your mind about people. I’ve always been quite an indecisive person. Having to be in America’s shoes would perplex me just as much, as it would for anyone my age. Furthermore, the thing I am most indecisive about is food; I never want to choose what to eat. Similar to the situation America is in, not being able to make a decision wastes time. If could make up my mind about what I want to eat, everyone would get to eat. If America could make up her mind about who she wants to be with, the other person could start moving on instead of wasting their time. Without a doubt, all teens can learn from the author’s valuable lesson that indecisiveness can have negative results for yourself and