and the relationships between the main characters. This movie entails not just

a love story, but rather an intertwining family theme as well. This movie

really explains the emotions of the characters and there decisions in their

lives, by involving self concept, conformation and rejection. “Love and

Basketball” also represents conflicts that occur between the overall

characters which contribute to the plot development and the development of

each character. The main characters, Monica and Quincy, seem to have a union

that they can never attain to full capacity until the climax of the movie

because of how they communicate and need to finally understand by listening.

Monica Wright is a well known basketball player at her local high school and

is waiting to be recruited by the University of South Carolina. Monica has

been playing basketball ever since she could remember and as her high school

career comes to an end she is left with a self concept that has not changed

over time. Her self concept is to be the best, play the best and be on the

best team she can. For Monica to continue her goal she must maintain her

pregnant and gave up her dream to help raise a family. A hidden quadrant of

visualize the present with Quincy. The communication that was involved helped

what Monica is saying he slowly begins to feel that original thought when the

with a jargon of basketball terms to belittle is self concept. As Monica feels

University. She began to realize that she wasn’t the “big man on campus”

important thing in her life, Quincy. Basketball was the only thing that Monica

letter addressed from the University. As he reads the letter, Monica continues

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