The Jam Jar

Choose a short story which sparked your interest due to a number of its features. After giving a short account of the plot, go on to examine in detail the features which sparked your interest.
A story which sparked my interest due to a number of its features is 'The Jam Jar' by Sheena Blackhall.
'The Jam Jar' is about Blackhall as a teenager enjoying catching bumble bees in a jam jar. In the summer of 1964, her home town - Aberdeen, comes to a standstill after it is infected by a serious disease called typhoid. When she catches the bug she begins to see things which are not really there a…