Fever 1793
Fever 1793 Literary Analysis
In 1793, about 40,000 people lived in Philadelphia, until yellow fever spread through the city. Then, it was almost completely soulless. Thousands died over half fled to safer land/areas, almost all the rest sick, and few well. Fever 1793, is a very powerful book because of the intense action, the interactions between the characters, and the author's style.
The action in this book is very suspenseful. For example, in one chapter the main character is alone in her deserted coffee shop, while her grandfather is asleep upstairs. Two adult thieves came in and Mattie hid. They looked around and shoved many of her special family heirlooms and other items into their big sacks. During this, one thieve almost cuts her with her grandfather's sword from the war. She comes out of hiding and runs. They catch her and tie her up. Her slap her to try and get her to spill were the coffee shop earnings are hidden. Her grandfather awakes and comes downstairs with a gun. He threatens to shoot and does, but the thieves dodge the bullet. Grandfather is thrown to the ground because of the force of the shot. One thieve runs away and the other goes and beats grandfather up. While this is going on, Mattie grabs her grandfather's sword and cuts the thieve on his shoulder. He cries out in pain and runs toward the door as Mattie chases after him, shouting some foul words the author unmentioned. After running a few blocks, she figured the thieves were long gone and rushed back to the coffee shop. To me, this scene was one of the most intense out of the whole book. I think it really does show how powerful this book is and it is packed with a lot of suspense. The interactions between the characters also made this book compelling.
The interaction between Mattie, Grandfather, Eliza, Mother, and many others were also powerful. After the scene just presented, Mattie and her Grandfather have a very powerful conversation and interaction. Her grandfather lay barley
In 1793, about 40,000 people lived in Philadelphia, until yellow fever spread through the city. Then, it was almost completely soulless. Thousands died over half fled to safer land/areas, almost all the rest sick, and few well. Fever 1793, is a very powerful book because of the intense action, the interactions between the characters, and the author's style.
The action in this book is very suspenseful. For example, in one chapter the main character is alone in her deserted coffee shop, while her grandfather is asleep upstairs. Two adult thieves came in and Mattie hid. They looked around and shoved many of her special family heirlooms and other items into their big sacks. During this, one thieve almost cuts her with her grandfather's sword from the war. She comes out of hiding and runs. They catch her and tie her up. Her slap her to try and get her to spill were the coffee shop earnings are hidden. Her grandfather awakes and comes downstairs with a gun. He threatens to shoot and does, but the thieves dodge the bullet. Grandfather is thrown to the ground because of the force of the shot. One thieve runs away and the other goes and beats grandfather up. While this is going on, Mattie grabs her grandfather's sword and cuts the thieve on his shoulder. He cries out in pain and runs toward the door as Mattie chases after him, shouting some foul words the author unmentioned. After running a few blocks, she figured the thieves were long gone and rushed back to the coffee shop. To me, this scene was one of the most intense out of the whole book. I think it really does show how powerful this book is and it is packed with a lot of suspense. The interactions between the characters also made this book compelling.
The interaction between Mattie, Grandfather, Eliza, Mother, and many others were also powerful. After the scene just presented, Mattie and her Grandfather have a very powerful conversation and interaction. Her grandfather lay barley