Prodigy by Marie Lu is a story about an indecisive girl's troubles. June is indecisive, it's one of her very few flaws. She loves day, then hates him. She loves the republic, then hates them, then loves them again. She is faking an alliance with Anden, then its for real. Her indecisiveness gives her one choice: Day or Anden. As a reader , you can learn that having bad decision making will leave you in a world of trouble. Sometimes you just have to reason it out.
June should pick day because they have a lot in common. Day and June have a history together. In the book, Legend, June was trying to find Day. She ended up finding a poor boy, who she had a crush on. They connected even when she found out he was Day. June helps Day gat out of trouble and Day does the same for her. When June thought Day was the killer of her brother she captured him. But once she found out he wasn't the killer, she helped him escape the maximum security jail cell that he was in. Day helped June when she was being held at gunpoint in the colonies he broke in with Kaede and saved her. "Suddenly the balcony's glass door shatters into a million pieces. The soldiers spin around, bewildered. Everything is whirling. In the midst of the shouts and footsteps, I see two people breaking into the room from the balcony. One's a girl I recognize. Kaede? I think incredulously. The other is Day." Day loves June, in Vegas he said that he loves her. "Day pulls me close enough for our noses to touch. 'I love you." Day and June have a lot in common. That's why she should pick him over Anden.
June should pick Anden because they have alot in common. Anden and June went to the same college and both had high rankings in the Republic. They can both talk about their time at Drake. June has a little crush on Anden. She is always looking at him in full description. Describing how he talks, walks, and looks. Even how he kisses. Anden promises to fix the Republic. All June wants to see is that the Republic is changing for the better and Anden feels the same way. Anden is the only person who can do that because of the power he has. The elector is better than a criminal. That's why June should chose Anden over Day.
With June having to make a big decision. Readers will see how she tries to work through it. It can help if a reader learns how to make a tough decision in life. She works through her problem, thinking about every detail to make sure she makes the right choice. That's how readers, especially teens and young adults preparing for their future, can learn how to deal with tough desicions.
