The Role Of Fear In Laurie Halse Anderson's Fever 1793

Everybody has a different perspective on fear and everybody is affected differently. The Mental Health Foundation stated that, “Fear can last for a short time and then pass but it can also last much longer and stay with us. In some cases it can take over our lives, affecting appetite, sleep, and concentration for long periods of time. Fear stops us from travelling, going to work or school, or even leaving the house.” This quote shows that fear does not affect people as much as it does to others. Although, fear can affect people for a long time which can cause them to stay isolated from others. There are many types of fears and some examples of fears include: the fear of the number 13, the fear of spiders, the fear of heights, and many others. There are hundreds of fears and many people have these fears and everybody is affected differently.

What is fear? Fear is a particular state of mind than can be originated from a realistic circumstance or a sense

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.

I know this because Mattie would have not told the sick people that you will not die. As a result more people weren't afraid for their loved ones. So Mattie had more hope. And she actually spread more hope the town. And to the people living in the town.

In the novel, Fever, 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson, a historical fiction book the main character Maddie Cook shows the theme is always have hope. In Fever, 1793, the city of Philadelphia was struck with a fever, that quickly evolved to a deadly epidemic. Through the book Mattie and her family battle to stay alive. Mattie shows hope threw her actions and words. Mattie is a strong character who knows that hope heals and hopeless hurts.

Mattie had so many traumatizing events occur in just a few months, yet she stayed strong and fought through the pain day by day. One of these events were when she tried to leave Philadelphia. Her and her grandfather were on a cart leaving Philadelphia, When they got thrown off because they thought that Mattie’s grandpa had Yellow Fever. All of their belongings were on that cart. Now Mattie and her grandfather faced starvation in the middle of nowhere.

Fear is defined as an “unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat”. The effects of fear can cause us to become a totally different person. In the book, The Lord of the Flies, many of the characters went from innocent young child to a brutal savage. “This was a savage whose image refused to blend with the innocent pictures of a boy in shorts and shirt” (Golding 183). The boys arrived on the island looking like proper British boys from a civilized place, and left the island

The historical fiction story Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson takes place in Philadelphia during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. Matilda, the main character in the story, wanted to go out and explore the city. Her mother wouldn’t let her go out because of the fear of the yellow fever. Because of this fear, people started leaving the city of Philadelphia and went to the country. Because of this, a good theme for Fever 1793 would be that if people stayed in Philadelphia and worked together, there would be better outcomes.

Have you ever given up on something, like homework and then failed that class, In Fever 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson uses never giving up by Mattie and Mother to show us that giving up gets us nowhere. In the book fever when the fever outbreaks everyone thought this was the illness to wipe out mankind. After a wile Mattie and grandfather were kicked out of the coffee shop so Mattie would not catch the fever. And in the end they survived (except grandfather). Never giving up means you can do great things.

Fear, the feeling of dread, apprehension or impending danger, it is a powerful emotion that most, if not all, feel. As a child fear may be of the dark, or as an elder it may be of death and the unknown after. A fear of something can come at any moment in time. It is easy to become afraid, but the hard part is learning to overcome it. As the main characters of the summer reading novels are put into fearful situations, they must learn to cope with it in order to help them survive their hardships.

In Fever, Mattie was trying to help her mom get better from the fever but at first they wouldn't let her near her mom because her Mother was trying to get her away from her because of the fever. Mattie did a lot for her Mother when they let her near her Mother to take care of her. Mattie would wash, her feed, and etc for Mother. Then her Grandfather and Mattie were going to go to the Ludingtons but never made it. Near the end of the book Mattie was running the Coffee House while her Mother was away. Mattie's Mother came back to the Coffee House really weak. Mattie helped her Mother with the Coffee

In the beginning of the story, Mattie is arguing with her mother that she can’t go to polly’s funeral.Then this lead Mattie

Have you ever been left in the woods, alone with no food and your sick grandfather starving? This is what Matilda Cook had to go through in the book Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. In this historical fiction book a fever outbreaks in Philadelphia killing thousands, Matilda has to go through several tragic and difficult situations. With all the hardships thrown at Matilda she consistently uses her physical and mental strength to overcome them, showing that perseverance is the main theme of Fever, 1793. Determination, nothing will get better if you give up and maturity are all lessons Matilda learned through perseverance.

She had to fight off the intruders by herself because her grandfather was sick and couldn’t help much. Right after that, Mattie has to fight through and survive by herself because she is the only one left at her house. Mattie is a very brave person because she can fight through these things. Even though terrible things can happen, she gets through

According to my dictionary, Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. When the word "fear" comes to my mind, I think of an emotion that's caused by a bad situation. There are many things in this world that put fear in me. My greatest fears are computer viruses, thugs, sick people, and clowns. Each of these fears make me very scared and give me goosebumps.