Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Week 9: "Please"
Read the chapter "Please" of Daisy Jones and The Six.
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The word at the center of this chapter is one of pleading and of desire — and it describes, with painful precision, the emotional state of nearly everyone in the band.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Several characters reach a moment in this chapter where they want something badly enough to ask for it directly, which is rare in a novel full of people who prefer to communicate obliquely. Who asks, who is asked, and what does the asking cost each of them?
2.The Graham and Karen relationship takes a significant turn in this chapter. What prevents two people who clearly care for each other from simply being together — and how does Reid use their situation to illuminate the wider theme of people choosing freedom over intimacy, or vice versa?
3.Daisy reaches a crisis point with her addiction that forces other characters to respond. How does the band's response — or lack of a coordinated one — reflect the limits of what a creative community can offer its most troubled member?