was only the beginning of the disastrous bomb. The setting is virtually the entire plot of the novel showing Philip's struggle to get his mother to a burn center that could save her life, bring his family to safety, and save his town from thirst. When Philip arrived at the hospital with his mother, the government and the hospital had already started transporting patients to the burn centers, but his mother was too sick and burned, so the hospital did not take care of it. 'She. It was placed at the bottom of the list to be taken away. Philip secretly swaps his mother's tag with one that shows an earlier number so she can be flown more quickly. He does so and she is flown out early and he most likely saved her life by doing so. Another example is when the bomb had just exploded and Philip's family was in a shelter that was not very safe and stable. He went to the surface to check his neighbor's house which was miraculously intact. Philip found the owner and his wife in good shape and arranged to bring his family into the neighbor's cool basement for safety and