'Night Mother

I do not think the question "Will Jesse kill herself?" is a very good choice. When reading the play i found myself asking, "Is Thelma going to let Jesse kill herself?" This Major Dramatic Question seems much more interesting to me. Throughout the entire play Jesse is trying to prepare her mother for life after she kills herself. It is something she has thought about for a long time and is set on following through with her plan. The mother reacts as any mother would. She is of course shocked, in total disbelief, and devastated. We know Thelma is going to try and convince Jesse to live out her life. The question then is, is she going to succeed? I would say the answer to the question is no because Jesse does kill herself. However, right before Jesse goes to leave the room, Thelma does agree to do what she has asked. Now I do not think that this mean Thelma allowed Jesse to kill herself by any means. She immediately gets up and blocks her way to the bedroom. I do believe Thelma fought to keep her daughter alive till the end. Once Jesse was dead what else could Thelma do, other than the things her daughter asked of her?