Role Of Family In Laurie Halse Anderson's Fever 1793

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Have you ever read Fever 1793? The book takes place in Philadelphia about a girl named Matilda. It is about a family who is split up because of a fever that spreads through Philadelphia. It written is by Laurie Halse Anderson. Mattie’s mothers gets the fever and Mattie and grandfather have to go away so they don’t get it too. I’m writing about how there is a lot of family in the book.

My first reason that there is family is that Mattie loves grandfather. Mattie says “Captain a Cook, you must report to your bedroom immediately for an extended leave, Sir. Fresh water will be fetched for you.” Another reason that Mattie loves grandfather is because when they get home Mattie will get anything he needs. The final reason is that when