I think we could've been shown better why Connell is afraid to say he's with Marianne. In the book, since we can be inside his mind, it's clear that he has a big insecurity about being liked so he doesn't do anything that could jeopardize it. He doesn't wanna lose his status as the popular jock guy (ngl, idk what sport he plays) and here I don't think we see him be popular (we just get told by Marianne that lots of girls probably like him). The status idea will be important later in the story so it's important that it's set up properly.
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I think we could've been shown better why Connell is afraid to say he's with Marianne. In the book, since we can be inside his mind, it's clear that he has a big insecurity about being liked so he doesn't do anything that could jeopardize it. He doesn't wanna lose his status as the popular jock guy (ngl, idk what sport he plays) and here I don't think we see him be popular (we just get told by Marianne that lots of girls probably like him). The status idea will be important later in the story so it's important that it's set up properly.