ipl-logo

Analysis Of Fever 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson

594 Words3 Pages

The story Fever 1793 is a historical fiction novel written by Laurie Halse Anderson takes place in Philadelphia, PA during the fever epidemic in 1793. Mattie is a teenage girl that is very affected by the fever. It is a very hard time for Mattie and everyone in Philadelphia. The city turns into a ghost town after the fever arrives. Anderson uses character development and the story’s ending to create the theme that the right thing to do is not always the easiest.
In Fever 1793, one of the themes that is shown in the story is that the right thing to do is not always the easiest. One example of this when Mattie is sitting at the thanksgiving table with her makeshift family. Her family was not her blood relatives, but the people that she

Show More
Related

  • Analysis Of Jeff Hirsch's The Eleventh Plague

    1632 Words  | 7 Pages

    “We must become the change we wish to see in the world.”. Mahatma Ghandi In the story, The Eleventh Plague Stephen has to live through a dystopia where China nuked America and people are dying from a strand of super flu that China created. In my companion book first you will go inside a plane and find a can of pears, then you will travel into the world of flashbacks, after that you will find out how Stephen being alone is so important to the book, find out what happens when Nukes are mixed with the flu and finally, you will find out how the story should have ended. 3

    Read More

  • Fever 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson

    278 Words  | 2 Pages

    Fever 1793 was written by Laurie Halse Anderson and is based on the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. Fever 1793 had several historically accurate locations and events as well as people of 1793. In 1793 Yellow Fever broke out in Philadelphia just like it did in the book. In 1793, there would only be free walking blacks in Philadelphia because of the Quakers of this time period. Eliza is an example of one of the free walking blacks in Philadelphia.

    Read More

  • Fever 1793, By Laurie Halse Anderson

    664 Words  | 3 Pages

    A long time ago things were worse with illnesses such as yellow fever. Today it's picked up better with vaccinations but stuck alone with nothing to hope for back then might of not been the finest option ? Mattie Cook a young girl in the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson had dealt with things at the maximum , stuck alone with no hope. In 1793 a big out burst on yellow fever went around causing many to die and many others were very sick.

    Read More

  • How Did Matilda Occur In Fever 1793

    456 Words  | 2 Pages

    Laurie Halse Anderson masterfully tells the of the fictional character Matilda Cook and her family’s struggles through the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. While Matilda and her family are fictional characters, the epidemic which struck Philadelphia was quite real. Based on what I have read so far in the novel, Fever 1793, I believe it is reasonable to infer that Matilda’s mother will die or may even be dead already, but Matilda does not know yet. This will devastate both grandfather and Matilda. Lucille, Matilda’s mother, is the first person of the Cook family to contract yellow fever.

    Read More

  • Fever 1793 Quotes

    423 Words  | 2 Pages

    Fever 1793 This book is about a girl named Mattie Cook, who lives above a coffee shop in Philadelphia. It was all okay until the Fever broke out. Disease spread everywhere, and then everything changed. Her mother gets the disease first, but fortunately lives through it but sadly her grandfather doesn’t.

    Read More

  • The Ebola Virus In The Hot Zone By Richard Preston

    1954 Words  | 8 Pages

    The #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Hot Zone, authored by Richard Preston works with its main goal of educating society on the sinister topic of the Ebola virus. It endeavors and adequately completes its goal to reveal the terrifying truth of the origins of this pernicious virus to the whole of society. It is due to the fact that the Ebola Virus is both highly deadly as well as an infectious disease that it comes as no surprise that it is characterized as an exotic “hot” virus. While the book takes place in and discusses many different places, the book’s main focus is on the continent of Africa, and the outbreaks that occur there. The first known outbreak of the Ebola Virus was located in a Central African rainforest, during the time when

    Read More

  • Ebola Virus In The Hot Zone By Richard Preston

    1851 Words  | 8 Pages

    Introduction In the book The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, Ebola is categorized as a filovirus. Filoviruses are becoming more and more common throughout the world and we do not know much about them. Most of these diseases are destructive and the victims normally do not survive. However, scientists must be confident that there is a cure for Ebola Viruses because their research has not yet ended.

    Read More

  • Yellow Fever: The Epidemic Of Philadelphia, 1793

    127 Words  | 1 Pages

    The epidemic of Philadelphia, 1793, Yellow fever has gained my knowledge and understanding of this time period. Yellow fever, caused by deadly mosquitoes, ruined so many lives of many people, old and young. Some fascinating information I have picked up along the way were the bells. The bells would ring every time someone died, this had to be stopped because there were too many people losing their lives because of this awful calamity. People using vinegar because they thought it would kill this sickness.

    Read More

  • Fever 1793 Analysis

    478 Words  | 2 Pages

    Fever Essay Laurie Halse Anderson, the author of the historical fiction book Fever 1793. The story takes place in Philadelphia surrounding the struggle of a young girl named Mattie during the time of yellow fever. One major theme from the book Fever 1793 is coping with loss. Characters in the book all cope differently from one another. In this case, Mattie’s grandfather dies due to robbers.

    Read More

  • Fever 1792, By Laurie Halse Anderson

    601 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the book Fever 1792, the author Laurie Halse Anderson puts Mattie in a tough position where she has to rely on social values to make decisions. The book Fever 1792, it talks about the yellow fever, and how it impacts their daily life in a coffee house in Philadelphia. Which includes her mother, grandfather, and the servant Eliza. As well as the tough relationships of the main character Mattie, and her Mother. In the beginning of the story, Mattie’s Mother gets the yellow fever, which was making thousands of people sick during the time frame (1792).

    Read More

  • Fever 1793 Adversity Quotes

    414 Words  | 2 Pages

    Throughout Fever 1793 several characters experience significant challenges or adverse situations but the one character that I think experienced the most challenges and was faced with the most adversity was Mattie. Grandfather’s death is when Mattie was faced with the most adversity. She changed a lot after his death, she became mentally stronger. Also, I learned a lot about life from Mattie’s response to her grandfather’s death.

    Read More

  • Right And Wrong In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird

    796 Words  | 4 Pages

    In To Kill a Mockingbird, this is a very important theme and appears several times throughout the book. Doing what is right not what is easy is important because it could save or help someone, it could save or help you, and if you do not do what is right, who will? By simply doing the right thing and not taking the easy way out, you could save someone. One example would be when Arthur Radley, known as “Boo”, saved Jem and Scout from being attacked (Lee262).

    Read More

  • Cholera In The 19th Century

    230 Words  | 1 Pages

    The absent of a public waste management system lead to the cause of cholera in London and New York in the nineteen century. Reading the Ghost Map and the visit to the New York Academy of Medicine broadens ones knowledge on the outbreak of cholera in London and New York. Cholera is water borne disease that infected many people in both countries; New York had an outbreak of cholera in the summer of 1832 while in 1854 there was an outbreak in London. The epidemic was cause due to unsanitary behaviors by the people in the communities. In London the water which is the main necessity of life became infected through those unsanitary behaviors.

    Read More

  • Patchwork Fever Analysis

    1565 Words  | 7 Pages

    Women have had a harsh reputation since the beginning. The first woman, Eve, was condemned for eating an apple and no one will ever overlook that, but many people do overlook or don’t know that Adam ate the apple as well. Only Eve, the woman was faulted for it. In the nineteenth century, there were gender role expectations and to go against it would lead to a misfortune. The story, “A Patchwork Fever”, by Charlotte Mary Yonge, is the story of a young girl, Frances, who must uphold the responsibilities of the house and family while her mother goes on a trip to visit her ill mother.

    Read More

  • Yellow Fever Research Paper

    749 Words  | 3 Pages

    A souvenir to avoid: Yellow Fever virus Planning a nice, relaxing rainforest excursion in Africa or South America? Be sure to obtain the appropriate travel vaccines to avoid receiving a nasty souvenir: Yellow Fever Virus. Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever that results due to the yellow fever virus. The enveloped virus is of the Flavivirus genus, and part of the Flaviviridae family. Since the middle of the 17th century to the early 1900s, the virus has caused epidemics in Africa, the Americas, and certain regions of Europe (1). Currently, yellow fever virus is still a persistent health concern, as there are approximately 200 000 cases occurring globally each year, and amount to an estimated 30 000 deaths, with the majority occurring in Africa.

    Read More

More about Analysis Of Fever 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson

Open Document