Tuck Everlasting, written by Natalie Babbitt, is about immortality. The Tuck family discovers an eternal spring that gives everlasting life. When she runs away from home, a young girl named Winnie finds this family and decides to live with them. Winnie debates whether or not she should drink from this spring and become immortal and eventually decides not to drink from the spring. Winnie makes this decision for several reasons.

One reason Winnie decides not to drink the water is because she wants to experience life at other ages than only ten years old, the age at which she first meets the Tucks. When a person drinks the water, they are frozen at that age for eternity.

Another reason Winnie decides not to drink the water is because she has heard the stories of members of the Tuck family who have had bad experiences with becoming immortal. For an example Miles Tuck, a 22 year old, lost his wife and children because his wife thought he sold his soul to the devil.

A third reason Winnie decides...

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