What Is The Theme Of Admission By Dazy Senna

In the short story Admission by Dazy Senna, Cassie and Duncan’s different backgrounds impose their opinions on where Cody should go to school because they have different views on public and private schools due to their different experiences ultimately suggesting how a person's early life experiences affect their decisions later on. Cassie grew up in a family with not much money, and a single mother. Duncan grew up in a family of doctors and lawyers in which he chose to become an artist, ultimately causing a strain on his familial relationships. They have a son, Cody, who has been accepted into a very ambitious preschool which is causing fights between Cassie and Duncan, as Duncan wants Cody to attend public school, and Cassie wants him to attend

Cassie had many bad experiences in her public school, and as this opportunity has arisen for her to send her son to a private school, she really wants to take it. She hopes to give her son a better life and education than she grew up with, wanting him to not be traumatized by his school, which she believes can be found in a private school. Duncan, on the other hand, grew up with money and attended a private school. While Cassie had many traumatic experiences, “As far as she could tell, the most traumatic thing that had happened to him as a child was being teased about his name”(11). Duncan wanted to send Cody to public school because he wants Cody to not feel the pressure of needing to be perfect solely because he attends an elite school. Because Duncan grew up with money, he does not understand the trauma inflicted upon Cassie from her public school, therefore does not understand her desire to send Cody to a private school. Duncan and Cassie's differing opinions on the matter begin to cause some arguments. One night, “She sat up and stared down at Duncans sleeping