Andrea Barret "Ship Fever". An Analysis of the Development of the Main Characters

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 3, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Institut für Englische Landeskunde), language: English, abstract: In this work I’m going to take a deeper look at the main character Lauchlin Grant and his development. I’ll give an overview of the story “Ship fever” by telling you something about the main events. In addition I’m going to introduce the characters and show how they influence Lauchlin Grant in his character and behaviour. In the end, I will show the development of Lauchlin Grant during the epidemic.