Theme 1
One theme in Last Shot is when faced with a problem you have to decide who you can trust and not trust. This theme is evident throughout the whole book. Stevie and Susan Carol hear a blackmailing plan that could decide the winner of the Final Four. They go to a chairman at Duke to see if he'll help them with the problem and he says he will but he ends up being one of the bad guys who was just trying to keep them from solving the whole plan. However they also tell a reporter they know about it even though Chip doesn't trust him and he ends up saving the kids and gets them back to the arena to tell Chip that he can start playing again and try to win the game. This shows that sometimes people you think you can trust end up stabbing you in the back and then that you don't trust end up being the best people to go to and you just have to try to have a good judge of character and go with your gut.
Picture represents theme because the person is choosing to trust those people.
Picture represents theme because the person is choosing to trust those people.
Theme 2
Another theme in the book is sometimes you have to choose between two things you feel strongly about. Susan Carol and Stevie both have to choose between Chips team and their favorite teams during the Final Four. After all they went through with Chip they decide to cheer for him because they want to see him do good after all he'd been through. They also had to choose between helping Chip and spending time with their dads. During the book they spent so much time helping Chip that they couldn't spend anytime with their dads and always had to lie to them so they had time for Chip. Another example of the theme is the kids have to choose between Helping Chip and working on their dreams of becoming real reporters. With all the time they spend with Chip they didn't really have much him to focus on their stories. Throughout the book the kids put helping Chip with his problem over doing other things they like to do.
Picture represents theme because it was one of the difficult choices made throughout the book.
Picture represents theme because it was one of the difficult choices made throughout the book.