One reason she should not sign it because she needs the money to pay her debt. In chapter 9 it states that Lyddie wants to gather her family before they die. ‘She must earn all the money to pay what they owed, so she could gather her family back on the farm. I say that this means she wants to gather before she loses them because she was very emotional when she was informed that Charles was happy with his new family.” Gather her family while she still has family to gather.” This demonstrates that Lyddie has no choice but to not to sign the petition so she won’t be blacklisted and lose her job.
Another Valid reason Lyddie should not sign the petition is she will have no where to go. On page 92 it states that “You’d be Blacklisted no corporation would hire you.” This means that if Lyddie did sign the petition she wouldn’t have anywhere to go or live. All though, if she did sign the petition she would have more free time to do whatever she would want to do.
Even though there are many reasons why Lyddie should and should not sign the Petition, Should Not is the best decision. Lyddie will have an absence of pay. She will likewise be out of a place to remain. Which points that not signing the petition is the best choice for