The Heart Goes Last Lesson Plan

Do you think Charmaine made the right decision in killing Stan? Explain. If you were Charmaine and you had discovered Stan in the room to be euthanized, what would you have done?

There's no right or wrong answer here. The question asks students to consider Charmaine's complicated position. She believes she will be killed along with Stan if she doesn't euthanize him, so it makes sense that she wants to save herself at least, finding a way to go through with killing him. It's clearly difficult for her to do, as she passes out just after sticking the needle in his neck, believing she has just killed the man she loves. Some students might argue that she wouldn't have been...