I AM LEGEND Discussion – Chapter 11 to 14 Mr. Wilson English 306

Result? From the early 1300’s, it is estimated that anywhere from 75 to 200 million people died during the outbreak of the “Black Death.” From the early 1300’s, it is estimated that anywhere from 75 to 200 million people died during the outbreak of the “Black Death.” Roughly 45-50% of Europe’s population died in about four years. Roughly 45-50% of Europe’s population died in about four years. It took 150 years for the population to recover, and the plague was a recurring problem until the 19 th century. It took 150 years for the population to recover, and the plague was a recurring problem until the 19 th century.

Chapter 11

Robert discovers the Bacteria and names it Vampiris. Robert discovers the Bacteria and names it Vampiris. What is a “Spore?” What is a “Spore?”

Chapter 12

What is the significance of the dog? What is the significance of the dog? Why is Robert so determined to catch the dog? Why is Robert so determined to catch the dog? “To Robert Neville that dog was the peak of a planet’s evolution” (p.84).

Chapter 12 Towards the end of Chapter 12, Robert starts thinking about his own motivation to stay alive: “was the life force something more then words, a tangible, mind controlling potency?” (p.86). Towards the end of Chapter 12, Robert starts thinking about his own motivation to stay alive: “was the life force something more then words, a tangible, mind controlling potency?” (p.86). Why do you think Robert has stayed alive all this time? What is motivating him? Why do you think Robert has stayed alive all this time? What is motivating him?

Chapter 12 Robert then does something he has not done in a long, long time: “To his complete astonishment, he later found himself offering up a stumbling prayer that the dog would be protected” (p. 86). Robert then does something he has not done in a long, long time: “To his complete astonishment, he later found himself offering up a stumbling prayer that the dog would be protected” (p. 86). Why does he suddenly turn religious? Why does he suddenly turn religious?

Chapter 12 “Because he wanted the dog, because he needed the dog” (p.86). Does he really “need” the dog?

Chapter 13

Who was Androcles? Who was Androcles? How does this story of the slave and the lion relate to Robert and the Dog? How does this story of the slave and the lion relate to Robert and the Dog?

Chapter 13 “What a world of feeling in those eyes! Distrust, fear, hope, loneliness – all etched in those big brown eyes” (p.93). What is Robert really seeing in the dog?

Chapter 13 The dog eventually gets… The dog eventually gets… And Robert tries to… And Robert tries to… But “in a week the dog was dead” (p.100). What Literary Element is at work here?

Chapter 14

At the beginning of chapter 14 Robert thinks back to a moment after Virginia’s second death – what happens exactly? At the beginning of chapter 14 Robert thinks back to a moment after Virginia’s second death – what happens exactly? Do you think this is a realistic portrayal of what would actually happen? Do you think this is a realistic portrayal of what would actually happen?

Who were the Flagellants?

Chapter 14 At the end of chapter 14 Robert suddenly realizes he longer needs alcohol to help him forget and to escape his situation. At the end of chapter 14 Robert suddenly realizes he longer needs alcohol to help him forget and to escape his situation. What do you think changed in him and how does this relate to the 5 stages of grief we talked about earlier? What do you think changed in him and how does this relate to the 5 stages of grief we talked about earlier?

End of Part II (I’m a Ninja.)