Question

The man ignored us and pressed on steadily.

Answer 1

The text shown above reports the historical events that happened due to a yellow fever epidemic. This text shows readers how the poorest population was most affected when infected by the disease. This is because, in order to obtain medical care, these people had to travel great distances, even though they were sick and debilitated. The text catches the readers' attention because it shows how people took great care in transporting their patients, in the best way they could find and even in front of some insensitive people who did not want to contact the patients in any way, probably because they thought that their lives would be in danger.

Answer 2

I'm not going to write the paragraph for you, but I can try to help.

I would include how fearful the speaker is and how wary the people transporting the woman are. You could also add how they dumped the woman into the street, and how nobody agrees on how to move the woman.

Basically, the emotions of the characters are what draw readers into the historical facts. I hope that helps you!