2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #1 discussion

At the Nelson place in Minnesota, Stephanie has to shoot and kill Wilson, the hit man hired by Dalmadge. Did you understand her later trauma about having taken a man’s life, even though she saved Joe’s and her parents’?

I think most people would have trauma from killing someone, even if that someone deserved it. You'd probably dream about it for the rest of your life.

That was my feeling, too, Robin. I paused, closed my eyes and tried to imagine myself shooting someone in my home in self defense. It was very uncomfortable and I know that would change me drastically.

She is a computer geek, not a black ops operative. She was defending Joe and her parents, but even so, she never contemplated having to take a life, even in defense of herself or others. It showed her very sensitive nature.