Ancient, run-down, abandoned. Conflicts influence of plot and setting in plethora historical locations. During the time period of the fictional novel Fever 1793, Anderson provides a life like situation in the late 1700s. In the specific year of 1793 the epidemic of the yellow fever created complex and upcoming problems. In the non-fiction book, An American Plague by Jim Murphy, it had close connected problems such as sanitation and disease. Fear continue to spread throughout Philadelphia’s population. Anderson’s book Fever 1793 accurately portrays the conflict’s setting and historical locations to make the plot and time period more realistic. The book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson did the accurate portrayal