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Hardships In Fever 1793

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In the novel “Fever 1793” the main character Mattie Cook overcame many hardships. The first hardship Mattie experienced was when her mother contracted yellow fever. Mattie was forced to leave her mother as she was dying from yellow fever and had to get into a wagon with a family of strangers. Mattie overcame this hardship by believing that her mother was going to be okay and she was going to meet her and Grandfather at the Ludington’s farm. Another hardship Mattie overcame was when Mattie and Grandfather were thrown out of the wagon because they thought Grandfather was sick with yellow fever. Mattie overcame this hardship by knowing she had to stay strong for Grandfather and take care of him while he was sick. The last hardship I want to discuss
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