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The fourteen-year-old protagonist, Mattie, her mother Lucinda is the...

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:30:23 PST

The fourteen-year-old protagonist, Mattie, her mother Lucinda is the antagonist. There are other characters, Nathaniel Benson, Mattie's grandfather, Captain Willliam Farnsworth Cook, Nell, and Eliza. "Nathaniel gives Mattie flowers as a way to remember him as the city locks its doors to the fever.""Mattie's grandfather, Captain William Farnsworth Cook, protects her like a father figure. He teaches her practical...

Who are the characters mentioned in this book?

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:15:38 PST

Who are the characters mentioned in this book?

The falling action events begin when the first frost, or the winter...

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:47:28 PST

The falling action events begin when the first frost, or the winter weather kills the mosquitoes that carry the fever. After the fever epidemic passes, people come back to the city of Philadelphia again. Mattie re-opens the coffee house with Eliza's help and business is good once again.The resolution includes the return of Mattie's mother, who is now in a debilitated condition and not what she once was. Mattie, herself, has grown up into...

What is the falling action and resolution of "Fever 1793"?

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 16:43:10 PST

What is the falling action and resolution of "Fever 1793"?

The biggest obstacle that Mattie faces in Fever 1793 is the yellow fever...

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:55:31 PST

The biggest obstacle that Mattie faces in Fever 1793 is the yellow fever epidemic that strikes, causing members of her family to die or become ill. Mattie gets yellow fever but survives.In the beginning of the story, Mattie has a conflictual relationship with her mother. She enjoys the attentions of a boy named Nathaniel and works in the coffeehouse that her family owns. When the yellow fever starts striking people dead, her friend Polly...

What obstacles does Mattie face in "Fever 1793?" How does...

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:36:46 PST

What obstacles does Mattie face in "Fever 1793?" How does she become mature?

Fever 1793 tells the story of Mattie Cook. The story takes place in...

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:48:50 PST

Fever 1793 tells the story of Mattie Cook. The story takes place in Philadelphia when yellow fever reached epidemic proportions. Mattie's family runs a coffeehouse, they enjoy the benefits of a successful business until the fever starts to spread. In the city, the fever would spread very quickly, and kill very quickly. Once yellow fever starts to strike people, thousands become sick and die. Mattie's mother gets sick, Mattie herself...

What is the summary to "Fever 1793"?

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:03:06 PST

What is the summary to "Fever 1793"?

The genre for "Fever 1793" is called historical fiction. ...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:45:17 PST

The genre for "Fever 1793" is called historical fiction. This genre is a sub category in the fiction category where historical events, at least fifty years in the past when written are the subject in a work of fiction."Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers published Anderson's novel Fever 1793 in 2000, an historical novel set in Philadelphia during the post-Revolutionary War.""The story uses real-life...

What is the genre of "Fever 1793"?

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:10:42 PST

What is the genre of "Fever 1793"?

Mattie, a teenager in the story, is very brave in the face of death and...

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:13:10 PST

Mattie, a teenager in the story, is very brave in the face of death and disease. She deals with the problems that she faces with maturity and responsibility.Even when her Mother dies, and she contracts Yellow Fever, loses the coffeehouse and then her grandfather to murder, Mattie does not give up, she works hard to reopen the Coffeehouse."Young adults will emerge from this novel with a sense of hope, perseverance, and...

How did the people deal with the many deaths that had been occurring in...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:40:22 PST

How did the people deal with the many deaths that had been occurring in "Fever 1793"?

In the resolution of the novel, the first frost of winter kills the...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:20:20 PST

In the resolution of the novel, the first frost of winter kills the mosquitoes that carry Yellow Fever, resulting in the end of the epidemic. The spread of the disease is stopped by the cold weather. For Mattie, now a young woman, who is faced with picking up the pieces of her life, she emerges with new strength and perseverance. Others depend on Mattie for their very survival. She has survived and been drastically changed by the...

What is the solution in "Fever 1793"?

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:46:40 PST

What is the solution in "Fever 1793"?

The flowers that Nathaniel gives to Mattie represent hope. Nathaniel...

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 13:19:06 PST

The flowers that Nathaniel gives to Mattie represent hope. Nathaniel doesn't want Mattie to forget him, and it's Mattie's memories prior to the breakout of yellow fever that keep her going through the hard times. When Mattie's mom, Lucinda, contracts yellow fever, she's brought to the coffeehouse in a wheelbarrow, representing the fear people felt during this epidemic. For some, a crisis such as this brings out the worst in society, such as...

Fever 1793

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 08:57:45 PST

what symbols are used throughout Fever 1793 other than yellow?

What other symbols are used throughout "Fever 1793" other than...

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 08:56:22 PST

What other symbols are used throughout "Fever 1793" other than the color yellow?

What is the thematic statement from the novel Fever 1793?

Sun, 9 Mar 2008 17:14:47 PST

What is the thematic statement from the novel Fever 1793?

I would have to say that the climax is when Mattie's grandfather dies....

Sun, 9 Mar 2008 17:11:33 PST

I would have to say that the climax is when Mattie's grandfather dies. At this time in the story Mattie must decide what she is going to do with her life. When she finds Nell she has a reason for living and continues to fight. She finds Eliza and helps take care of the sick and dying. When her grandfather passed away she was forced to mature and become responsible for not only her well being but for the well beings of the ones around her.

I would say it's when Mattie's grandfather dies. At this point, she has...

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:15:42 PST

I would say it's when Mattie's grandfather dies. At this point, she has to decide what she's going to do. Her life from before is gone, and at first she just wanders the streets of Philadelphia. When she find Nell, she finds a purpose in life. She joins Eliza in her fight, and Eliza allows her to become an adult. Mattie rebuilds the coffeehouse, takes care of Nell, and her mother when she returns. Her grandfather's death was the point where...