1. Tuck Everlasting That was Entertainment!

2. The Idea Jesse is outraged when the man in the yellow suit implies that he is going to put the family in a “patent-medical show.” You may be wondering… “What is a “patent- medical show?”

3. Patent-Medical Shows During the 1800s, traveling medicine shows provided entertainment in rural areas. During the 1800s, traveling medicine shows provided entertainment in rural areas. During these shows traveling sales-men sold “patented” remedies and cures to the audience. During these shows traveling sales-men sold “patented” remedies and cures to the audience. Salesmen would get an interested crowd by using a “freak” Salesmen would get an interested crowd by using a “freak” Salesmen would give a speech that convinced the crowed he could cure the “freak” Salesmen would give a speech that convinced the crowed he could cure the “freak”

4. The Reality Behind the Show The cures and medicines they were selling were usually just bottles of alcohol or other drugs The cures and medicines they were selling were usually just bottles of alcohol or other drugs The people buying the “medicine” often didn’t know or understand the true contents The people buying the “medicine” often didn’t know or understand the true contents What’s even more disturbing, is the “freak” was usually a physically disabled person that could not be cured. What’s even more disturbing, is the “freak” was usually a physically disabled person that could not be cured.

5. Tuck Everlasting How would the lives of the Tuck’s change if they were made to be “freaks”? How would the lives of the Tuck’s change if they were made to be “freaks”? How would Winnie’s life How would Winnie’s life change if she were a “freak”? Were Mae Tuck’s actions justified? Were Mae Tuck’s actions justified?