Analysis Of Conflict In Fever, 1793, By Laurie Halse Anderson

The stereotypes of the elderly are influencing Mattie's life. She is telling herself not to do things because of her age whether or not she is physically able to do them, simply because people associate age with inability and dependence upon others. Her family and friends are expecting and encouraging this dependence.

Laurie Halse Anderson’s historical fiction novel , Fever 1793, takes place in Philadelphia. Mattie goes throughout the city wondering where everyone is after yellow fever has spread. Then she finds a little girl that will help her with walking around and trying to stay calm. By using emotions and character development, Anderson creates the lesson that when you have someone special in your life, you should never take them for granted.

Viewing- will view information about the Yellow Fever during our internet workshop for our pre-reading activity.

In the beginning Mattie experiences grief for the first time since her dad died. Her friend and co worker Polly, had suddenly died one night when she was sewing. Even though Mattie wasn’t able to pay her respects to Polly’s mother she knew there was other things to worry about. Only a few chapters later Mattie’s mom became sick with the same disease that was now raging across the city. Mattie took care of her mother while she was experiencing the symptoms of the fever. It is clear throughout the beginning of the book Mattie perseveres through hard times even if her family and friends are sick and dying.

Mattie was smart. She remembered everything her grandpa taught her. She saw Willow trees and remembered this trick: find a Willow tree and you will soon see water nearby. She saw raspberries, and knew that rabbits were nearby. She is the reason why her and her grandfather survived. Her personal traits that helped her get through this was the

Anderson teaches many lessons in her novel but among the most important is taught by showing the many steps Mattie took to reach full independence. She began as a bratty teenager with her head in the clouds, and ended as an independent woman with dreams and aspirations. She discovers her identity and while her situation is out of the ordinary, she proves that aging and revealing your true personality can make the difference between life and death. In the beginning of the novel, Mattie feels that she should be praised whenever she does something for someone else. For example, in the beginning of the book on page 3 it says, “I made a face at the doorway. I had just saved her precious quilt from disaster, but would she appreciate it? Of course not.” This demonstrates that Mattie wants perpetual praise from others, an expectation that children often possess. Mattie is also too young to understand the responsibilities that come with adulthood. This is evident in the novel when Mattie is dreaming of a future with no responsibility. Mattie

“Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict with peaceful meanings.” - Ronald Reagen. This is a quote that stands very true for Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson, and Nothing But the Truth, by AVI. In these books, characters have to overcome their own conflicts in their own ways, and whether or not it makes them change for the better. In Fever 1793, Matilda Cook has to overcome and face death head-on, Mrs. Narwin has to deal with a student who ruins her career, and Philip Malloy, from Nothing But the Truth, has to learn to face his problems, Through all that has happened through these two books, Mrs.Narwin from Nothing But the Truth changed, Philip Malloy, also from Nothing But the Truth, does not change, and Matilda Cook, from Fever 1793, changes for the better.

What makes the novel so intriguing and in depth with senses of tragedy is the fact the the reader may never know how Mattie feels towards Ethan. one may conclude that they have possibly fallen out of love with each other and others may see it trifling for them to still be in love with one another while living with Zeena. People’s purposes may change, but their personality stays the

When her family and close friends disappear one by one, Mattie is forced to make decisions through hardships by herself. By doing so, she matures and becomes a better person throughout the process. For example, Mattie takes care of her grandfather when there was

In the beginning of the book Mattie is always being told what to do, when to wake up, how to do her chores, etc. This causes her to be unreliable as well as immature when she takes her anger out on her cat Silas. Mattie also tended to mumble things under her breath. This demonstrates to the reader that Mattie isn’t good with handling her problems. In the book on page 53 chapter 17 it saids “ I stood so quickly that the seams under my arms ripped open with a snarl...It’s not a tavern, it’s a coffeehouse”(Anderson 17). To sum up the quote Mattie gets offended and deals with it in an immature way, which leads to her standing up and yelling across the table. When the story starts to pick up Mattie finds herself in a situation causing her to become more like a mother figure. This happens when she finds Nell and cares for her. When Mattie finds Nell, Nell is in a house alone as her mother lays dead on the bed. Mattie knows that Nell doesn’t know what is happening so she takes her. Mattie even said that they need each other causing Mattie to mature in a situation like that. On page 179 chapter 23 it saids “ Nell climbed in my lap and fell asleep sucking her thumb...I worked the knots out of her hair slowly and gently”(Anderson 179). This quote has changed Mattie to being the character she was in the story. Mattie somewhat adopted Nell into her family as she has matured

1] The fever caught us all by surprise, every day more citizens will become ill, we lost countless loved ones.It seemed like the end of the world though we did not surrender.We worked with each other and after a long wait, we brought Philadelphia back to its original state.

Laurie Halse Anderson masterfully tells the story of Mattie Cook and her family’s struggles though the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. While Mattie and her family are fictional characters, the epidemic which struck Philadelphia was quite real. Based on what I have read so far in the novel, Fever 18793, I believe it is reasonable to infer that Matte’s mother will die or may even be dead already, but Mattie does not know it yet Lucille, Mattie’s mother, definitely has yellow fever.In Chapter 10, Dr. Kerr visits Mattie’s mother and tells her, “Autumnal fever indeed. Your mother has yellow fever. There’s no double at all” (Anderson 71). The reader clearly knows that yellow fever has proven deadly for many Philadelphia

Conflict means a struggle or problem between two opposing groups or individuals. There are two types of conflict: internal and external conflict. An internal conflict is a struggle that is internalized and deals with choices, consequences, or emotions. An internal conflict is a man vs. self struggle. An external conflict is a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force. External conflicts are either man verses man, man verses nature, or man verses society. Various examples of internal and external conflicts can be shown in Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace,” Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game,” and O.Henry’s, “The Gift of the Magi.”

From the beginning of the novel, the reader acquires a few key things about the protagonist. Foremost, the members in her community refuse to understand her need to abandon her home and family to go on a manhunt. That point is clear from the beginning of the novel when Mattie states that “people do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and […] to avenge her father’s blood,” (Portis 11). Typically, when it came to justice-seeking that was a job build for a man. A woman was simply too delicate to take on such a task, nevertheless, Mattie saw the opportunity to punish Tom Chaney for the crimes he committed. Focused on making justice happen, she let go of any preconceived notion of how a lady should act and where her place in society was. Forsaking the need for a comfortable life at

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