Comparing Fever 1793 And Tiger's Curse

Two books that have very different genres- and are pretty much different in every other way- are,"Fever 1793," by Laurie Halse Anderson, and,"Tiger's Curse," by Colleen Houck. These two books have almost no similarities and that makes it easy to pick a favorite genre- whether it's historical fiction or sci/fi fantasy. To really know the differences between these two genres it's important to pay close attention to the conflict, culture, and the setting.

One difference between these two genres is the conflict. Conflict in a story can really depend on the setting too. For example, in a historical fiction book, you wouldn't have to worry about what happened during chapter 11 of,"Tiger's Curse," when the main character dealt with a man transforming into a tiger, then having to go on an adventure in India to break the curse- that's more of an issue that would happen in a sci/fi fantasy book. So on that note, one reason I like historical fiction more than sci/fi fantasy, is because it's more realistic. When reading s book, I like to think of how that event could have really happened, or even did happen but with different people. …show more content…
The culture that is involved in a story catches my attention so much, because historical fiction and sci/fi fantasy are so different in the way that their characters are raised and influenced by the things around them to do what they do- it's really interesting. I especially love learning about the struggles faced in the past. For example, throughout the whole book of,"Fever 1793," it focuses on the struggle that the new settlers in Philadelphia had to face against the yellow fever epidemic. A second reason I look at the culture in a story is because it's amazing to see how much we as humans and our society have evolved- how different everything was compared to