Station Eleven (42-47)
“Clark had never followed the news very closely and had actually heard about the flu only the day before the flight, in a brief newspaper story about a mysterious outbreak of some virus in Paris, and it hadn’t been at all clear that it was developing into a pandemic.” I chose this quote because it reminded me of the importance of news during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has lifted our awareness. “Can you tell us more about the … well, about what people should be looking out for, the symptoms?” the newscaster asked. “Same things we see every flu season,” the epidemiologist said, “just worse.” I chose this quote because it reminded me of the questions I was asking during the COVID-19 pandemic. I had the same questions and didn't understand the answers in the news at that time. I think because the disease was recent, and we didn't have all the information about it yet. Discussion Questions Beginning with ...