The author says that “people have tried to make up their minds about Mary” over the years. Below is a list of ideas, events, and individuals from the text. Choose items from the list and place them in the boxes to show how the interactions of ideas, events, and actions of individuals could lead people to the conclusion that Mary was a “victim” or a “villain.”
Idea: People like Mary had “no power in the society in which she lived” (92).
Event or Individual Action: Mary was detained even though other healthy carriers were not.
Event or Individual Action: George Soper did not treat Mary like a human when he found her.
Idea: Healthy carriers can infect others without being sick.
Event or Individual Action: Mary went back to cooking after being released.