In the passage, “The Southpaw” by Judith Viorst, two characters named Janet and Richard are in a fight because Richard will not let Janet on his baseball team. Richard cares more about saving the friendship because he tries to give Janet many places on the team. However Janet does not compromise with Richard. Finally, Richard asks Janet to name her goldfish Richard again. For example, on page 4 it says, “We might be able to let you catch next week.” , “How about a permanent place in the outfield?”, and “I’ll give you first base, and that’s my final offer.” Richard gave Janet three options. He said that she could catch, have a place in the outfield, or be on first base. Another reason why Richard cares more about saving the friendship is
