Stephen Quinn is a strong-willed character, pursuing his idea of pushing onward in The Eleventh Plague. As a young character, Stephen gives it his all to survive and make a difference. He is surrounded by a plethora of obstacles in his life; one being that his grandfather is diagnosed with the influenza from the war. Stephen is also engulfed by the landscape turned into ruins. The reader may conclude that this is too much for an adolescent to handle. However, Stephen, being the young age he is, still feels responsible to take matters into his own hands. What doesn't kill Stephen, makes him stronger. The Eleventh Plague separates the strong from the weak, and hunters from the
