We all die , and I think that was one of the points of the story . But is it worth throwing away your morality or your soul to stop death ? You asked if I could save my mom would I . given the same choice I don ' t know . I would like to believe I wouldn ' t . but I ' m weak and selfish . But Max doesn ' t have to be . And Chloe isn ' t either , she is willing to die . something that felt so strong and heroic to me . She does weep as she lets Chloe die , but I think the funeral reinforces too me that she made the right choice . That her love for Chloe wasn ' t bound to life , and Chloe still lives in her . Too me that wasn ' t defeat , quite the opposite . When Max looks up at the camera and smiles I felt an overwhelming sense of triumph . Like I ' d made the right choice , because death can ' t destroy Chloe and it can ' t destroy Max , not anymore . I immediately went looked at the other ending , but it just felt hollow like I ' d won a phyrric victory . Yes Chloe was alive but her family , kate , warren , everyone else ? To me that was admitting defeat , admitting my fear of Chloe ' s death overwhelmed everything else . And that fear , that guilt , would crush me . But this is what ' s so great about art , interpretations