In the book “fever” there lived a girl named Mattie (cook) short for Matilda. She’s the main character. She lives and works in coffeehouse. There is this killer disease going around called the fever making people sick and die. In this story, you will have to reveal the characters experiences by time and place, mood
At the beginning of the story, Mattie is lazy. She reluctantly did what was told of her, and nothing more. Mother told Mattie, “I can’t tell who is lazier Polly or you.” Mother always told Mattie stories of when she was younger,
I'm sick…. He hurt me, Mommy! He kept hurting me and hurting me, Mommy, and I'm not eating any more of your-... Im empty”(282). She lets go of her pain towards her mother, she is finally free of that pain and anger towards her mom.
Matilda and her family slowly begin to hear about the fever and that it is affecting more and more people daily. Her mother slowly doesn’t let Matilda have as much freedom as she had because she wants to protect her daughter. Matilda fins out she that her friend Polly who worked with them at the shop has
The girl's longing for her mother, expressed in phrases like "where is my
Matilda needs to become more responsible cause her mother is ill. The doctor comes to the coffee shop to check Lucille, Mattie’s mom. He announces that Lucille has yellow fever. The mom and grandfather make a quick decision and decides to send Mattie and her grandfather to Virginia. Matilda is
I so wanted to touch her... I smoothed her hair…’I’m here’... ’Be still’... I sponged her face clean.” Matilda was raised by her strict mother who enforced obedience.
1) Why does Mattie's mother want her to leave the room? Mattie’s mother wants her to leave the room because she doesn’t want Mattie to get sick. “She won’t settle until you are gone. She’s afraid you’ll get sick” (Anderson 73). 2)
By now Mom was staring hard at him, trying to understand the point of this speech. ‘Erik? The boy...the boy who was here?-Mike? Is dead?’ ‘Dead before he hit the ground. Arthur and I went over and looked at him, right?’
Mattie believes right from the beginning that she is the one that needs to avenge her father’s death. She believes that she needs to do it by herself, not involving anyone else. That way she knows that everything was done right, in the way she planned and wants. That way no one can stop her from doing what is
Afterwards, he was brought to Rose, a servant, to be taken care of. Just like most other people in the house, she treated Matt poorly. For example, she gave him deep litter that he was allergic to and she also both verbally and physically abused him. It wasn’t until one day, when Celia was passing by and saw Matt. She had not been informed that Matt was in a cold cell and had El Patrón take Matt out.
She gets bitten by a venomous snake, and not an older snake but a young, more venomous snake, just her luck, and breaks her arm that would later be amputated, and risks Roosters life to save hers. Compared to Chaney, Mattie lost more than she would never have even thought of. From the start of the novel to the end Mattie’s interpretation of grit is changed. From when she tells her lawyer, “I told lawyer Daggett that Rooster was in no way to blame, and was rather to be praised and commended for his grit. He had certainly saved my life” (218).
Like someone tapping on the windows, rain poured down and hit the windows. The sky above was dark and cloudy. Streaks of lightning flashed across the sky. Thunder boomed. The wind whistled.
“You know that small table where we keep the family Bible, nne? Your father broke it on my belly” (248). From the figurines to her belly, a child unable to see the world, Mama became sick of the actions of Papa as well. Throughout the novel Mom has been positive, that did not stop Papa from treating her horribly. Forcing her to walk and move while she felt nauseous, commanding her as he pleases, she finally strikes back.
Olly: What does your mom say? Olly Are you going to be ok? Maddy: Im OK, Olly Olly: I tried to visit but your mom wouldn’t let me.
