What would lead someone to classify love as a disease?
Do you agree that, in some ways, love could be though of as a disease? Why or why not?
Absolutely. LOVE makes people do some crazy shiz. Good and Bad.
Lena says that some years ago, the government broadcast film of a girl jumping off a roof to avoid being cured. What kind of government would broadcast such a warning to its citizens?
A government that is wanting to prove a point and instill fear on its citizens.
What does Lena's government want for its people?
CONTROL and COOPERATION
What would motivate people to be evaluators, guards, or regulators in such a government?
FEAR
The Book of Shhh says "marriage is Order and Stability, the mark of a Healthy society". What role do you think marriage plays in Lena's society?
In Lena's society marriage is as "good as it gets". And it's not even that good in this society. It's just something you do...because that's what everyone does.
What role do you think marriage plays in today's society?
Marriage plays a huge role in today's society...for those who choose it. That's the key phrase right there. We have a choice to marry or not. We have a choice to marry who/what we want when we want.
Is love an important part of marriage?
To me, yes.
Should people be able to marry whomever they want? Why or why not?
Yes.
Before the evaluations, an unhappy Hana says that if her government really wanted people, to be happy, "they'd let us pick". What do you think of the idea of having a pre-determined, worry-free life planned out for you?
I think, Lucer. LOL I also think, what's the fun in that?
Do you need to make your own choices in o rder to be happy? Why , or why not?
Definitely yes. Because you grow and become a stronger person BECAUSE OF the mistakes you've made.
Lena longs for "the promise of the cure," which she describes as "the chance to be reborn; newer, fresher, better. Healed and whole and perfect again". If given the chance, would you want to be cured?
Ha! Probably!
What are some reasons why a person might wish to undergo the treatment?
Someone who is afraid of hurt, afraid of the unknown, afraid of feeling.
Describe Hana and Lena's relationship and the role that jealousy plays in their friendship. Are you ever jealous of your friends?
I don't like this question.
What effect does that have on your behavior or your feelings for them?
This one is even worse.
Near the beginning of the story, Lena says that the word I love you are "strange and terrible". Why?
I honestly can't remember.
How did Lena's feelings about those words change during the course of the story?
She fell in love...
