Why Did Pollie Die Of A Fever Summary

Soon, Kit also learns that Nat is also a friend of Hannah who keeps her company, helps her out, and brings her souvenirs from his voyages. Matthew ends up finding out that Kit has been visiting the ‘witch’. He forbids her from visiting Hannah again. Things go on like this for awhile, with Kit teaching Prudence, Nat visiting Hannah, the usual. Then, Judith and Mercy fall ill along with most of the other young people of Wethersfield. An angry mob led by Prudence’s parents shows up at the Wood household and says that Hannah has been causing the fevers that struck the town. Kit was very worried about Hannah so she pretends to go to bed, but goes to Hannah’s house instead. By the time she had gotten there, the angry mob had already arrived at Hannah’s cottage. Kit quickly runs into Hannah’s house and grabs Hannah, Hannah comes but soon remembers about her kitten. She goes back to get her kitten and Kit has no choice but to let her. Soon, Kit and Hannah make it to the Dolphin and Hannah is safe. A few days after, another mob arrives at the Wood household demanding that Kit is a witch because Goodwife Cruff (Prudence’s mom) had found the hornbook with Kit’s name on it and sheets of paper with Prudence’s name written on them. Uncle Matthew is the only one who defends Kit - William doesn’t even show up - but luckily at the last moment, Nat rushes in with Prudence who tells everyone that Kit was just

William joins the military and while he’s gone Margaret invites William’s mother Mrs. Anglin and brother Marshall to her parents’ house for dinner, which doesn’t go well because Mr. and Mrs. Ryder refuse to sign in an even more awkward silence. William comes back injured but not crippled and they live with her parents until he’s accepted into college. Margaret’s parents are sad to see her go but as soon as they can they go see her and it was unannounced. Margaret’s parents are very upset to see the place where she’s living and go to sign how upset they are that William hasn’t provided better for their daughter. Her parents never visit her again. The next time Margaret sees her parents is when she’s very pregnant to let them know that they’ll be grandparents. Lastly William and Margaret move into better housing where they will raise their child till William graduates from college. Margaret and William invite everyone to their baby shower after the birth of their son and her parents show up after everyone has gone. Margaret is upstairs with her son and William answers the door and her parents surprise her. When they see each other all the turmoil between them is gone and they enjoy each other’s company. The movie ends with Janice’s retirement party where Abel, Margaret, William and their son go and Janice’s signs a speech that Margaret

PARA 2: Miss Eva Turner plays a vital role in Mattie's life by taking her in during her loneliness and destitution and treating Mattie and Basil as if they are her own family.

Auntie Cockles gave Elizabeth a grand welcome, and sat her down by the kitchen fire and told her all the latest news of the orphanage. What interested Elizabeth most was the appearance of a new housemistress, and the disappearance of four girls her age in the six months after Miss Samuels’ arrival.

Elaine and Robert, Mattie's two unmarried children, along with other family and friends, are encouraging her to be what they expect a seventy-eight year old woman to be. They talk about how she needs to get rest because she is slowing down and can't keep going as steady as she seems to think. When she decided to try and help a young juvenile, Wesley Benfield, become a better person by taking him to church and offering him to stay the night with her, Robert thought that Mattie was sick.

Soon after being deserted on the road, grandfather comes down with a summer grippe and becomes helpless. Mattie then needs to take care of them both by finding food and water. This shows responsibility because she not only had to take care of herself, but of her grandfather too with no help from anyone, and no one to tell her what to do.

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.

She did that because it showed how someone can lose most of their family and still keep moving. Nell was a little girl that had lost her mother and whole rest of her family due to yellow fever. Mattie took her in and she had been her special person for a while. Eliza and Mother Smith wanted to take her to the orphanage because she was so young and said that she couldn't take care of her since Mattie was only a teenager. But as soon as they reached the orphanage, Eliza said: “Seems she is better off with you Mattie” (183). The orphanage was so crowded and had so many children that Eliza realized that she would be better off with her special person. Eliza didn't want to break up Mattie and Nell since they were both helping each other. That is why Eliza, Nell, and Mattie all cared and helped each other to have a great

Matilda Cook is an adventurous and independence seeking 14-year old girl. Although she always being pestered by her mother, Mattie loves her mother dearly and worries when her mother does not return home after going the the Luddington’s farm. Mattie struggle with

Phoenix, Arizona was their next destination. Jeanette’s original thought of living with their grandma again were cast aside as Mary reveals that she passed away during their stay at Battle mountain. Upon arrival the family stays in a fairly large house that was left in Grandma Smith’s will for Mary. Things were positive at first as the usually are, but slowly took a wrong turn as they usually do. Jeanette attends a new school where she is bullied for her intelligence, however this conflict soon ends when her brother Brian steps in and stands up for her. Rex got another job and supplied for the family as usual. Just as things were getting nice, Christmas day comes. This time the kids actually had real gifts, they each got a bike as well as small gifts they bought each other. Everything is looking up until their father got intoxicated and accidently burned their presents after opening up his, and using the lighter inside of it. Their father loses yet another job, and things tumble downwards. From people breaking into their house, touching the children, and just sleeping in the house. The big moment comes when

A small family of four, living in the Tory town of Redding. Life was great Mr. and Mrs. Meeker owned a small tavern that supplies their town with food, rum, and supplies. Their son Timmy helped around the tavern and did chores, because his older brother Sam was off at college. Everyone in Redding was close and knew the Meeker family, they all admired how they had raised Sam and Timmy. Every year after college was over, Sam would come home and visit, except one.

Porter begins the story with Miranda and her brother Paul exploring a graveyard while out hunting. As they continue with their hunt, Paul shoots a rabbit that is about to give birth. Paul proceeds to carefully slit the dead rabbit open revealing her young unborn babies. This moment is an epiphany for young Miranda as she understands the meaning of rebirth and the cycle of life and death. Miranda later reflects upon this incident years later in a foreign city’s busy bazaar and is reminded of the event that transformed her from an innocent child to a more experienced and knowledgeable young woman.

Tracing back to the year that changed Ethan Frome’s life forever, the reader finds themselves outside of a church where Ethan Frome is mesmerized by the sight of this girl, Mattie Silver, who is actually his wife’s sister. When Mattie

Mattie Ross a brave girl with true grit. fourteen of age, leaves home to avenge the death of her father. Her determination leads her to the town of

She is the vital character of this novel as well as the first long narrative story is about her to the readers. She raised and lost her child even if she is a motherly figure to all other women in Brewster Place. After experencing hardships, losing a child, went away from parents and home. However, she not lose her courage and stands alone with her own legs. In the beginning of the story, Mattie is depicted as a normal woman with usual emotions of a girl. Her stability and confidence are the moral support for other women such as Etta and Ciel. Her generous heart and deep faith represent the best elements not only of Brewster Place but also of African-American women in common. In many ways, Mattie is the bedrock of the Brewster Place community. When Mattie arrives Brewster Place, she knows that it may be her last place to live. However, she does not lose her confidence and by that knowledge. She continues her life enthusiastically in the best way she knows and also give her arms to everyone who meets