At the end of Chapter 18 what does Mattie daydream about? Mattie dreams about one day owning her own shop, traveling, and being rich.

Why is Matilda’s mother thinking of sending her to live with a family friend in the country? Her mother is afraid that Matilda will catch the fever and die if she stays in the city. They are all fleeing to the country to avoid the possibility of death and the city is becoming abandoned.

Why does Mattie have doubts about Mr. Rowley? His hands were uncommonly dirty and he smelled of rum. Rowley says it isn’t yellow fever, but Mattie is still frightened by her mother’s actions.

Mr. Rowley is the first medical professional (though he’s not actually a doctor) that treats Matilda’s mother. He disputes Dr. Benjamin Rush’s assertion that yellow fever is spreading (9.27-9.28).

The mockingbird appears to Mattie first on the morning of September 6, 1973, and then again two days later in the afternoon.

Answer and Explanation: The mockingbird symbolizes peace of mind in Fever 1793.

There has been a resurgence of YF in the last decade in large African and South American urban populations. This is due to an increase in the distribution and density of Aedes aegyptii as a result of deforestation, global warming, urbanization, human travel, and poor sanitation.

In a mixed atmosphere of mistrust, fear, and caring, Mattie learns to cope with the loss of business, friends, and family. She also learns to deal with the illness herself. Universal Theme: The theme is author is trying to posses to others in to keep your perseverance no matter how hard situations get.

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. She depends on Mattie as a mother, and this symbolizes Mattie’s completion of her journey into adulthood.

Prior to the fever epidemic, to Mattie, the hot air balloon symbolizes being let go of her mother’s grip. The actual French inventor who flew his hot air balloon across the English Channel and over the skies of Philadelphia, near Walnut Street Prison was Pierre Blanchard.

The resolution (what happens after the climax of the story where the problem is resolved) is when Mattie’s mother follows George Washington back into Philadelphia. His arrival signals the “all clear” for the plague refugees.

Fever, 1793 is a YA historical novel by American author Laurie Halse Anderson, published in 2000. Set in late colonial Philadelphia and based on true events, the story follows fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook as the city she lives in falls prey to a deadly outbreak of yellow fever.