Introduction
In the novel, Fever 1793, authored by Laurie Halse Anderson we are introduced to a young girl named Matilda “Mattie” Cook. When we first meet Mattie she is being woken up by her mother and finds that a mosquito is buzzing around in her ear. Her mother is telling her to wake up and get to work because their servant girl, Polly, is running late. They soon come to find out that Polly has passed away from a disease called yellow fever. Mattie and her family are not aware of the wave of disease that is about to pass through the city of Philadelphia. Key Idea 1: The Fever
A fever crashes down like a wave in the city of Philadelphia spreading incredibly fast among the people living there. Yellow fever is a disease that is spread by a species of infected mosquitos. A mild case of this disease can cause fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting, However, serious cases can cause fatal heart, liver, and kidney conditions. If diagnosed with yellow fever your body will feel pain in the abdomen and muscles, chills, fatigue, fever, and lose of appetite. More symptoms include bleeding and yellowing of the skin and eyes.
Key Idea 2: Family
Mattie has been living with her mother and grandfather her entire life, but at the time she can not stand her …show more content…
Yellow fever completely changes Mattie’s body as it spreads drastically. She becomes very pale and thin from the all of the pain this disease has caused to her and her body. Mattie suffers through the sorrowful loss of her grandfather and it feels her up on the inside with pain, fear, confusion, and depression. As she is suffering with the troubles that the world has thrown at her she is still able to reject the all the reasons she has to give up. She fights strongly against yellow fever to become one of the strongest survivors, and not only survive but to help others fight it as
In the novel, Fever 1793, authored by Laurie Halse Anderson we are introduced to a young girl named Matilda “Mattie” Cook. When we first meet Mattie she is being woken up by her mother and finds that a mosquito is buzzing around in her ear. Her mother is telling her to wake up and get to work because their servant girl, Polly, is running late. They soon come to find out that Polly has passed away from a disease called yellow fever. Mattie and her family are not aware of the wave of disease that is about to pass through the city of Philadelphia. Key Idea 1: The Fever
A fever crashes down like a wave in the city of Philadelphia spreading incredibly fast among the people living there. Yellow fever is a disease that is spread by a species of infected mosquitos. A mild case of this disease can cause fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting, However, serious cases can cause fatal heart, liver, and kidney conditions. If diagnosed with yellow fever your body will feel pain in the abdomen and muscles, chills, fatigue, fever, and lose of appetite. More symptoms include bleeding and yellowing of the skin and eyes.
Key Idea 2: Family
Mattie has been living with her mother and grandfather her entire life, but at the time she can not stand her …show more content…
Yellow fever completely changes Mattie’s body as it spreads drastically. She becomes very pale and thin from the all of the pain this disease has caused to her and her body. Mattie suffers through the sorrowful loss of her grandfather and it feels her up on the inside with pain, fear, confusion, and depression. As she is suffering with the troubles that the world has thrown at her she is still able to reject the all the reasons she has to give up. She fights strongly against yellow fever to become one of the strongest survivors, and not only survive but to help others fight it as