Fever 1793

Jamela Mavrakis Anderson, Fever 1793 (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000), 249pgs. The Epidemic of Yellow Fever, 1793 Fever 1793 portrays a young fourteen year old girl, Matilda Cook, who lives in Philadelphia as an epidemic sweeps through know as, Yellow Fever. Yellow fever is a disease that starts with fever and muscle ache. Then, targets often become jaundiced; this is where “Yellow” fever comes from. Although Fever 1793 is historical fiction, Anderson achieved massive amounts of research to…

there…” The author of Fever 1793 is Laurie Halse Anderson, Fever 1793 is a person named Mattie’s family who lives above a coffee shop with her mother (Lucille Cook) and her grandfather. Mattie spends her day trying to avoid all her chores and tries to make plans to make Philadelphia has seen but a fever breaks out named Yellow Fever, this disease came from mosquito's . In Fever 1793 the theme shows that Mattie goes through fear, and cares about what’s happening during the Yellow Fever. Mattie…

This is what many Yellow Fever victims had to go through in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia. Doctors all had different ideas of how to treat the Yellow Fever victims. Not to mention, many people did not know what the symptoms, causes, or treatments even were. While there are many different ideas on the symptoms, cures, and treatments, there are only some that are correct, such as the “French cure.” There are many unknown symptoms of having the Yellow Fever. One of these…

Author’s Craft Essay - Fever 1793 Priyanka Balla In the historical fiction novel, Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, the book takes place in Philadelphia during the Yellow Fever outbreak. The book is centered around Mattie, who is a 14-year-old girl who lives with her grandfather and her mother. When the Fever hits the city Mattie and her grandfather flee the city along the way, taking care of each other until he dies, Mattie then starts living with her restaurant cook and taking care of the…

In my student selected novel, “Fever, 1793”, many different events took place that wouldn’t happen in today's time. The biggest being the Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia. It was widespread and grew like wildfire across Mattie’s hometown. The citizens had a hard time getting rid of the fever. Not until the frost came did the death count go down along with the number of people getting sick. In today's time we have more advanced systems in which we can take down a virus. Doctors have a…

In the novel fever 1793, Matilda Cook remained in Philadelphia while all the upperclassmen fled and she changed drastically. She was very dependent on her mother and she always needed her help. Not only did she change she stayed the same. She was still really worrisome and stressed. Matilda has always been a very caring person. In fever 1793 she cares a lot for a little girl named Nell because Nell’s mother has died from the yellow fever, so Matilda takes her on as a…

Compare and Contrast Essay There are two different books, Fever 1793 and The Girl Who Owned A City, with main characters. I will be comparing those main characters, Mattie and Lisa. Lisa and Mattie are similar in many ways. They both have had loved ones die. Lisa and Mattie helped others and at the end of the book they have turned into adults. They have suffered through illnesses of other people. Lisa and Mattie both have a goal in life and are determined to achieve it. They also are…

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halas Anderson Do you think the characters/people and their problems/decisions/relationships are believable/realistic? Why or why not? I believe the book is believable, because the details show; that it is a common thing for nurses and doctors to do. The quote in the book, “After a few weeks of nursing the sick, and burying the dead.” (Anderson Page 176). The quote is believable because during the Yellow fever, many died and they were aided and nursed throughout the story…

I, Megan Barrett, have chosen the book “Fever 1793”. There are many historically accurate writings in this novel. Matilda's grandfather would talk about and spread his stories about himself being part of George Washington’s army during the Revolutionary war. This is accurate because the Revolutionary war was from April 19th, 1775 to the official end of the war, September 3rd, 1783 when the Treaty of Paris was signed. This story time is 1793 therefore I can see how Matilda’s grandfather would…

For my student selected novel, I decided to read “Fever 1793” by Laurie Halse Anderson. This book was about the Yellow Fever epidemic that spreads just after the US won their independence during the American Revolution. With this time period comes many interesting and exciting events, themes, and technologies. One of the things that really stood out to me that is unique to this time period is their notification system. Throughout this book there are details about how where ever you were there…