Rebecca answers “I didn't really think about this while...”

Paige Fossett asked this question about The Dreamers:

I didn't really think about this while listening to the book initially, but now thinking back....did Matthew leave Mei to die in the fire, to rescue baby Grace? Whaaat!? I initially thought he roused Mei but she fell back asleep, but now I'm thinking she was just narrating what happened (as she did when she first fell asleep) that she saw him during her sleep and he chose to help the baby instead of her??

Rebecca I think he did leave her in the library. It tied back to the previous conversation Mei and Matthew had regarding who should be saved in a hypothetical…moreI think he did leave her in the library. It tied back to the previous conversation Mei and Matthew had regarding who should be saved in a hypothetical situation:two strangers or Matthew. She, of course, would save him, but he argued it was better to save more lives than just his life. He also believed it was right to save the youngest first, because they have more life to live. I was sad to hear Mei died, but the novel played out the way Matthew would have lived it, not the way the reader would have wanted things. (less)

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