How were you feeling? What was going through your head?Ĩ. Describe your experience as a reader as you confronted this traumatic scene in the book. When do the adults in Sloane’s life lie to her? Were any of these lies justified? What differentiates white lies from harmful ones?ħ. Why did it come about? What practices did it use to “cure” patients? What is the reasoning behind these practices?Ħ. At what point do you think their feelings transcended “just friends,” and became more than that? How do you account for this change in their feelings for each other?ĥ. James and Sloane’s romantic relationship was founded on a strong friendship, of which Brady was once a part. Feelings that aren’t attached to memories and therefore meaningless.” To what extent are emotions tied to memory? How is memory anchored by emotions?Ĥ.
As Sloane and James reconnect, Sloane describes “emotions that are there, but without cause.
I wonder if it’s because adults would rather forget about their problems, the thought that ignorance is bliss.” Why do you think Sloane’s peers and their parents have very different attitudes toward the Program? How does each group, respectively, view the demand for, and methodology of, the Program? Why is there such a disconnect between the teenagers and their parents’ generation?ģ. Sloane remarks, “I can’t believe they don’t understand. What can you do to get help if you, or someone close to you, exhibits signs of depression? Who are safe, reliable people in your life whom you can turn to?Ģ. Depression is setting in.Īnd The Program is coming for them. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. Because their depression is gone-but so are their memories. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. In this “gripping tale for lovers of dystopian romance” ( Kirkus Reviews), true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.
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