Laurie Halse Anderson

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…

Jewish people. This is clear to see the socially unjust treatment in the Novels: the historical fictions novels Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, and The Boy in The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, and memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, character’s true inhumane nature is revealed during periods of Social injustice. To begin, in the Historical fiction novel, Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, reveals the worst quality in people, during the time of social injustice.…

In the text Young Adult Literature Exploration, Evaluation, and Appreciation Third Edition Chapter 8 is about exploring historical fiction. Chapter 8 has many focusing points such as, historical predecessors of historical fiction, types, themes, and values of historical fiction, reasons for using and teaching historical fiction, criteria for evaluating and selecting well-written historical fiction, changing perspectives toward the genre and the issues surrounding historical fiction today, and…

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…

up for her right to be silent and letting the bad guys win represents Andy’s freedom. Melinda hadn’t told any one about the incident, so keeping in all of her pent up emotion resulted in her attackers home run. Several characters in the Laurie Halse Anderson novel would easily be identified as “bad guys”. Andy Evans is very obviously considered a villain in Melinda’s mind. Due to what he did to her, Andy is the reason for all of her unspeakable words. If not for Andy, Melinda’s life would have…

Resilience” all contain similar themes woven throughout their texts. All of the themes center around the idea of handling adverse situations, yet each author could individualize the idea enough in order to make their text memorable. In Speak, Laurie Halse-Anderson focuses on how people cope with harrowing events, and the healing process that followed.. Hara Estroff Marano exhibits how people derive strength from the onerous periods of their life, as well as how someone’s parents do not dictate…

In the midst of trying to survive deadly diseases, women were trying to gain a role in society. Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel, Fever 1793, creates strong female characters who challenge the male-dominated life in colonial America; she also exposes the gross insufficiencies of 18th century America in dealing with epidemic. Life in the colonial era was vastly different compared to life today. Anderson depicts the day-to-day…

are on one's own and lack someone to assist them in their time of need. In the novel Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson…

Silent Victimization Exposed in Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel, “Speak” Introduction "Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." Speak is Laurie Halse Anderson's first young adult novel. Young adult novel or Young Adult Literature includes issues related to friendship, love, race, money, divorce, relationships within families. The culture that backdrops and absorbs young adults plays a massive role in their lives. Young adult literature explores themes, vital and essential to…

Melinda’s Coming of Age In the novel Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, a girl named Melinda gets raped during a summer party before starting high school of her freshman year. After getting raped by Andy Evans, Melinda quickly calls the police. However, when they arrive, she is at such a loss for words, and not a sound comes out of her mouth. The police shut down the party and began to arrest a couple of the kids. As Melinda’s freshman year approaches, all the kids in the school hate her, even…