An example from Contagion that illustrate David Rosner’s quote: we create the conditions in which we live and die” (p. 140) is when Dr. Dave McNulty describes how his wife panics and makes him take off his clothes in the garage, wash it in soap, and then cleans it with hand sanitizer. However, when he explains this to Dr. Erin Mears, his is touching his face. This scene is related to Rosner’s quote because it demonstrates how the people are overly cautious and fearful after the disease becomes widespread, however, many of these people do not realize that they are the ones that had contributed to the spread of diseases and viruses. Another example relating to Rosner’s quote is during the sequence of when a bat bites a banana, drops the banana