Analysis Of Stephen R. Quinn's 'The Eleventh Plague'

What would it be like if the world as we know it fell apart? What would you do if you had to fend for yourself without any government, while people are dying around you? Stephen R. Quinn had to face these conflicts everyday in the book, “The Eleventh Plague” by Jeff Hirsch. Stephen fought through the plague, while many people around him perished. He had to learn to live without his grandfather and eventually his father, while trying to help rebuild civilization.
The book begins with a moment where Stephen had to relive an important lesson. His grandfather passed away just as his mother did several years before. Stephen and his father had to learn to cope with loss and continue to survive. This caused Stephen to become more independant and to not rely on others to do things for him. He begins to make his own decisions and ultimately, makes his life more enjoyable.
Shortly after his grandpa passes away, Stephen and his father have an encounter with slavers. Stephen and his father try to free the slaves. Once they are free, the slave masters wake up and chase Stephen and his father yet they escape. Previously they would have taken orders from his grandfather to avoid
He is about to be kicked out of the town so decides to pull a prank on their leader. He releases the leader’s animals and shouts "Bow down to your new masters! Fort Leonard forever” The next day, Stephen goes to check on his father who is being treated for a life threatening injury in the town and learns that the citizens launched an attack on Fort Leonard that morning. Stephen is devastated when he learns that he has started a war between the neighboring towns. He attempts to stop the imminent war, but is unsuccessful. He hadn’t realized what he caused when he pulled the prank, but learned a valuable lesson after learning about the war. He learned that trying to get revenge doesn’t solve problems, it makes more of