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The Book Fever 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson

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Mosquitoes are killing everyone. It may sound like a grisly nightmare, but this somewhat occurred in the late 1700s. Yellow fever started from mosquitoes transmitting their virus to humans after arriving in the United States and led to an infectious and deadly outbreak across Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson tells the story of a girl living through the virus and battling with the hardships and loss that comes with an epidemic. It utilizes and connects conflicts, characterization, and themes to evolve the story and make it entertaining. Without conflict, readers would not get as invested in the story. An opposing force, whether it be the protagonist themselves, nature, or other characters, creates character …show more content…

In the story, it states: “The sun wasn’t made of fire, it was a monstrous snowball. My teeth clattered together,. What was wrong with me?” and, “My sheets and shift were soaked through with sweat, blood, and the foul-smelling black substance that marked a victim of yellow fever.” (p94, 98) Of course, the various situations Mattie gets in to advance the plot are caused by yellow fever, whether that be her and her family getting sick or her grandfather dying. The character vs. nature conflict challenges Mattie and changes her character, along with affecting her surroundings and advancing the …show more content…

At first, Matilda was lazy, childish, and a dreamer. Complaining about these traits, her mother expresses, “‘I can’t tell who is lazier, Polly or you,’” and, “‘You’re sleeping the day away.’” (p2, 1). When the fever forces Mattie to take care of others, survive on her own, and even parent an infant, her personality changes. It goes from needing help to helping herself and others. Eventually, she runs the coffeehouse and matures into an independent young lady. The loss of her loved ones and extreme change in her surroundings caused Mattie to grow into the person she dreamed of

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The reader knows that yellow fever has proven deadly to many Philadelphians and may kill Lucille as well. Matilda’s mother dying of yellow fever could be foreseen when the author writes about what happens to Matilda’s mother when she is sick. When Matilda took a nap, while she was supposed to be watching her mother, she woke up to her mother throwing up liquid that normally would not come out of someone, “I must have dozed off. One moment, the room was still, the next, Mother flew off the pillows and was violently ill, vomiting blood all over the bed and floor. Her eyes rolled back in her head”(Anderson 68).

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