Fever 1793 Quotes

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The issue of woman’s role in society, in fever 1793 is accurately represented in the novel. One way that woman’s role in society comes up in the book is when Mattie and Nathanial go fishing together and Mattie hesitantly rolls up her sleeves, which shows that showing skin was rather unusual in the book. In the novel it states, “I (Mattie, main character) hadn’t been fishing in months. And I’d known Nathanial since I was a baby, so I could roll my sleeves up above my elbows in his presents. As long as mother didn’t see me.” (Anderson page 31). This quote shows that fever 1793 accurately demonstrates woman’s role in society because it tells you how much skin shown for woman was socially acceptable. A woman to be seen with little clothing around
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