The Scarlet Plague
Sam Shenk
Introduction
The story starts in year 2073, sixty years after an epidemic. The epidemic called Red Death, that has destroyed the planet. James Smith is one of the few survivors of the plague left alive in the San Francisco area, and he knows he doesn't have much more time to live, so he tries to teach his grandson's as much of his knowledge of the the world as he can.
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Main Character
The main character is James Smith a survivor from the plague. He is a very wise and kind man who helped anyone he ran on to and soon became a great leader for a world in ruins. In his old age he taught his grandchildren how to read and write and many other things in hope for one day the world would return to the way it was in the beginning.
My favorite Passage
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