10. "I like him so much, but I get the feeling that he

Last updated: 7/30/2022

10. "I like him so much, but I get the feeling that he doesn't like me anymore," Maria confided in her friend Cassandra. "Well, just break up with him," Cassandra replied. "Yeah, but it's not that easy..." Maria tried to explain. "Of course it is," Cassandra countered, and then she left to talk to Kirsty, leaving Maria puzzled. "What's up, Kirsty?" Cassandra asked. "I'm a little bummed out, Cassandra," Kirsty said. "If I don't pass math class, I'm not going to graduate." Cassandra smiled, "Oh, well that's easy." She continued, "Just do all of your homework and ace all of the tests and you'll pass," Cassandra answered smugly. Kirsty frowned, "Yeah, but you don't understand, Cassandra. I'm not good at math. It's very hard for me." Cassandra laughed, "Nonsense, Kirsty. Just do it." Kirsty replied, "Uh, yeah, thanks..." and Cassandra went on to talk to Jenny, who was crying. "What's wrong, Jenny?" Jenny wiped her tears away, "My dog died last night. I'm really sad about it." Jenny put her arm around her. "There, there, Jenny. It's ok. Just get over it," Cassandra said insensitively. Jenny gave Cassandra a cross look as she walked away. Cassandra felt really good about helping so many people with their problems today. What is the theme of the story? We always find others' pain easy. What happens in the story that leads you to believe this? Cassandra's insensitive attitude to her friend's problems made me believe in this theme.