11th Plague Short Story Analysis

The Main character of the story is Stephen Quinn. Stephen is 15 years old and lived with his dad and grandpa ever since he was born. When Stephen is 15, his grandpa dies and it leaves him with his dad. When Stephen ends up in Settler’s Landing, the people learn to trust him and befriend him, but some people think that he is some kind of spy from another settlement that doesn’t like their ways.
Stephen’s dad isn’t active during the early and late middle of the story, because of his coma, but he still plays a big role when it comes to Stephen. His dad is strong, smart and knows what and what not to do in a dangerous situation. Stephen’s dad is the only family member he has since his mom and grandparents are gone. Stephen is always thinking of his dad when he isn’t quite fitting in at Settler’s Landing. Jenny is introduced around the middle of the story. Jenny is about the same age as Stephen but she doesn’t act like everyone else. Most of the time, Jenny is away from everyone trying to do her own thing, but sometimes she actually talks to people. But she mostly warms up to Stephen and not anyone else.
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Sadly, Stephen’s grandpa dies from the Eleventh Plague and it leaves Stephen wondering if this is how life was meant to be. Stephen later has to save his dad after and accident that made him fall 30 feet into a stream were he hits his head and falls into a long lasting coma. While Stephen is trying to keep his dad alive by covering a bleeding spot in his head, a few teenagers approach them and take them to Settler’s Landing. At Settler’s Landing, Stephen learns to trust people around him and become a normal boy. Before Stephen changes a lot of himself, he thinks about how he should stick by his dad’s side and not