Beat The Band Discussion Question #1

Hypothesize what will happen with Cooper's band.

A Poster for a Battle of the Bands Competition

         In the book Beat the Band by Don Calame, Cooper's friends, Matt and Sean, will change their mind about being in a band together and quit before the Battle of the Bands competition. Both Matt and Sean are extremely skeptical of the idea of being in a band together before they even join because they cannot play instruments well. Cooper wants them to join his band so they can win the Battle of the Bands competition to regain Cooper's fleeting popularity. In a conversation with Sean and Cooper, Sean shows his disbelief in the idea of the band."'It's pointless, Coop' Sean says...'We stink. And honestly, I don't see us getting any better in 3 months'"(49). Sean tells Cooper how he thinks that it is useless to even try. He knows they suck and that there is no way they can improve by the time of the competition. Matt and Sean's skepticism towards the band makes me think that they won't want to put in either the time or the energy required to get better and win the competition and they will both drop out. If Matt and Sean leave the band, Cooper will be left alone and won't be able to perform in a battle of the bands competition. With only one person left in the group, he will be forced to forfeit, and will probably gain a bad reputation among his peers.

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