Scenes of historical significance, such as George Washington returning to Philadelphia, then the nation's capital, to signify the end of the epidemic are delivered with more impact than scenes of great personal significance to Mattie. However, these larger scale views take precedence over the kind of intimate scenes that Anderson crafted so masterfully in Speak. Extremely well researched, Anderson's novel paints a vivid picture of the seedy waterfront, the devastation the disease wreaks on a once thriving city, and the bitterness of neighbor toward neighbor as those suspected of infection are physically cast aside. But thereafter, Mattie's character development, as well as those of her grandfather and widowed mother, takes a back seat to the historical details of Philadelphia and environs. Having refused to let their serving girl, Eliza, coif her for the occasion, Mattie regrets it as soon as she lays eyes on the Ogilvie sisters, who wear matching bombazine gowns, curly hair piled high on their heads (''I should have let Eliza curl my hair. Print Word PDF This section contains 483 words (approx. She shoos her cat from her mother's favorite quilt and thinks to herself, ''I had just saved her precious quilt from disaster, but would she appreciate it? Of course not.'' Mattie's wit again shines through several chapters later during a visit to her wealthy neighbors' house, the Ogilvies. Laurie Halse Anderson This Study Guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Fever 1793. Sixteen-year-old Matilda ''Mattie'' Cook awakens in the sweltering summer heat on August 16th, 1793, to her mother's command to rouse and with a mosquito buzzing in her ear. GradeSaver, 8 January 2021 Web.The opening scene of Anderson's ambitious novel about the yellow fever epidemic that ravaged Philadelphia in the late 18th century shows a hint of the gallows humor and insight of her previous novel, Speak. Previous Section Test Yourself! - Quiz 4 Buy Study Guide How To Cite in MLA Format Barkley, Danielle. 'The Thucydidean Moment: History, Science, and the Yellow-Fever Controversy, 1793–1805.'Journal of the Early Republic. Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793.

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