The Heart Goes Last Lesson Plan

Do you think Stan should have listened to Connor about not joining the Positron Project? Explain.

Strong responses will recall that Ed says that online, people claim that Consilience/Positron is "an infringement of individual liberties, an attempt at social control, an insult to the human spirit” (38). They should also reflect back on Conor's warning to Stan about entering the Positron Project, things like "unless you're top management, you can't get out" and "nice guys finish last. Or else they get finished" (35). Reading between the lines from Conor's warning to Ed's statement, plus the rules and lifestyle of the community that Stan and Charmaine learn about once...