Stephen and his dad and grandpa have been surviving as salvagers, traversing the us from south to north and back again, collecting anything they can sell at the big camps in canada and florida. There are many different settings in the eleventh plague. In the eleventh plague, a series of events happens to change the story later on in the book. In this apocalyptic landscape, there hasnt been a zombie infection or the eruption of a supervolcano there has been a war and the release of a biologically engineered superflu, but for the most part. It felt like you were right there with the characters. Jeff hirschs debut novel, the eleventh plague, is a commendable addition to the dystopian genre so popular among todays teen readers. They call it the eleventh plague i rate this 4 stars because at some points it will drop off and pick up a couple of days later. Review of the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch rhapsody.
The eleventh plague differentiates itself because it is actually very grounded and disturbingly familiar. In hirschs book i realized what life would be like if a terrible plague hit the u. He lives in astoria, new york, with his wife, and you can visit him online at. Lawless violent roving bands seem to be common while the rest of the survivors scrape out a meager living.
The ending to the eleventh plague is abrupt and leaves you. The eleventh plague is firmly in post apocalyptic territory with a population decimated by a plague and divided into desperate scavengers and groups of evil slavers but settlers landing, the gated community steve finds himself in is like a 20th century museum. The contest is open to addresses in the us and canada only, and will run until november 26, 11. I especially enjoyed hirschs detailed characters, gripping setting, and his straight forward plot. Honestly, i decided to read it because the hunger games author, suzanne collins is quoted on the book jacket as saying, the eleventh plague hits disturbingly close to home. Jeff hirsch graduated from the university of california, san diego, with an mfa in dramatic writing, and is the author of the eleventh plague. I will be giving a summary that does not spoil the ending. It was only when he was 3 that the infection broke out. Aftere they did that they took his grnadpas rifle which he always used. Stephen and his dad try to resume the scavenging trail that their now deceased grandpa has made them travel on since before stephen was even born. He is the coauthor with gwyneth cravens of the black death and is the author of three books for children on public health concerns, drugs, smoking, and proper nutrition. During the story, it is mostly warm, but in the last part of the book it snows.
In an america devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving. They also hate her because shes chinese and they say its her fault that theres a plague since china started the nuclear war. This book overall really got me inspired to write my personal dystopian story of the rebelling of androids in detroit because of how well it described the world around the main character and all the challenges that lay ahead of him as well as the. During the exposition one of the important parts starts off right away when his grandpa died. That war doses not solve things it only destroys things. In order to enter, leave a comment here letting us know which is your favorite postapocalypse novelmovietv showcomic. For your reference, we provided these the eleventh plague quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book.
The story is about fifteenyear old stephen quinn and his father. Subscribe anyone who was alive during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th century experienced something terrifyingly close to the widespread death and chaos of an apocalyptic event. The opening seen exposition is stephen and his father burying their grandfather, because he died of the plague. The eleventh plague is a story set in the desolate landscape of the postapocalyptic united states, after a brutal war between china and the u. The eleventh plague is a story of friendship and the invisible chains that bind us to others and finding your own path and not always doing what others expect you to do.
He was born into a family, which his mother had passed. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch, paperback barnes. The eleventh plague book report by cameron bunn on prezi. Fifteenyearold stephen quinn struggles to define his rules of survival in jeff hirschs excellent, taut debut novel. Allegedly coined by british philosopher and economist john stuart mill in the 19th century, dystopia describes a time and place filled with decay, misery, fear, and oppression. The eleventh plague is one of those books that are a great idea, but lack that certain spark in the execution. The eleventh plague is a pretty thoughtprovoking book about how the actions of our nation, our culture, can impact the future. As a physician involved directly in international and u. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The eleventh plague is a thinking persons medical novel. Yet, the plague means a little more than the outbreak of pestilence that goes down in oran. The setting that is created in a piece of literature can be used to forge the theme. This is a great book about the chinese dropping a bomb on the u.
Pretty much it looks just like our world today does, but without electricity or running water. Two thirds of the population was killed off by a vicious strain of influenza. This book doesnt have zombies but the world is in ruins after a world war and killer flu virus called p11, the eleventh plague. Biological warfare has wiped out twothirds of the american population decades earlier, and as a result society has collapsed.
Luckily, the eleventh plague more than lives up to her praise. Aptly suited for the middleschool age group, i think had the author developed the characters and the back story a little more, this would be a compelling reader for teens as well. The eleventh plague literary analysis 515 words 123. The main character in stephen, who is a survivor in the apocalypse. Slowly, stephen discovers that there are others like him, bearing the scars of their dystopian world. The eleventh plague literary analysis 515 words 3 pages think of a north america without electricity, no running water, no government, almost no buildings left intact, and ravaged by a chinese manufactured plague, even though its hard to imagine thats what happened in jeff hirschs the eleventh plague. See more ideas about the eleventh plague, the eleven and great quotes. Jackson godinseptember book plug8cseptember 30, 2018the book, the eleventh plague, is a realistic fiction novel by hirsch jeff. Jeff hirsch stephen is a 15 year old boy who as only known the life of a scavenger. In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and two thirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. You can get a plague that can kills you when you get. What is the plot for the book the eleventh plague answers. After that it tells that the boys name is stephen, but his fathers name is never revealed.
The eleventh plague book report by cameron bunn setting settlers landing, america aftermath of wwiii theme plot summary jeff hirsch book information character list the eleventh plague about the author hes originally from the suburbs of richmond, va studied acting at ecu moved. The eleventh plague book king county library system. The conclusion ended with stephen staying at settlers landing to help rebuild and jenny leavng to explore. In the eleventh plague the exposition is chapters 12. Both albert camus and akutagawa use this literary feature to its full potential to highlight the theme that death has as the great equalizer in both of their stories. The eleventh plague summary chapter 3 how we used blogs in class and how you think blogs could be made to be more effective. Within hours, thoroughbreds at the legendary churchill downs are dying of a virus that cannot be identified, even by the most expert veterinarians. Two other authors also participated, and one of them was jeff hirsch, author of the eleventh plague. I wont resummarise the story, but in short it is what i call a soft apocalypse although the world is harsh and survival is an ongoing battle. In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and twothirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. I also think it must be hard to live in a place like that. I like to course of it and you jump right in to it. The eleventh plague kills most of the people in the usa and the survivors civilization is thrown back about 200 to 300 years.
The setting also sets a mood and tone to the story. Top 4 quotes from the eleventh plague free book notes. Also, camus seems to like short, bland, descriptive titles. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch on the edge book. We have one copy of the eleventh plague up for grabs. We think the title is pretty selfexplanatory, since the book is about a plague. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch published by scholastic press on september 1st 2011 pages. In the eleventh plague, some twenty years have elapsed since the collapse, and stephen quinn, along with his cowed father and cruel grandfather have been living as scavengers. The eleventh plague book midcontinent public library. The wartorn american wilds provided only a brief setting, after which we were brought to the gated. This book is a really good book for people who enjoy a great dystopian novel.
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