Fever 1793, a historical fiction novel written by Laurie Halse Anderson, takes place in the city of Philadelphia during the year 1793 as an epidemic races through the area. Fourteen year-old Mattie Cook is caught right in the middle of it and has to struggle to survive as fever and panic take over the city. This disease causes many changes and challenges in her life that she must overcome. By using certain instances of description and inner thoughts, Anderson effectively develops the theme that saying goodbye can be one of the hardest things in the world to do.
In the book, Mattie has to say goodbye to a lot of people and places, willingly and unwillingly. Unfortunately, a major theme throughout the book is that this can be extremely difficult.
In the book, Mattie has to say goodbye to a lot of people and places, willingly and unwillingly. Unfortunately, a major theme throughout the book is that this can be extremely difficult.