The Survival of the Deadly Illness
Fever 1793
Survival
- "Our inhumane neighbors, instead of sympathizing with us tauntingly proclaim the healthfulness of their own citiezen..." -Letter of Ebenezer Hazard. Philadelphia, 1793 (pg.84)
- "... Punish the a little bit taking so much. They should have left something behind, and they had no reason to break things..." (pg.129)
Big Event
"Dead? Grandfather couldn't be dead. My grandfather candy-giving, wood-chopping, tobacco-smelling grandfather. Who carried me through Philadelphia like a princess. Who knew every politician, printer, carpenter, and captain. Who fed stray dogs. Who curbed Mother's tongue. Who carve me a doll's cradle. Who dried my tears. Dead." (pg.147)
Theme
"The garden looked dead. Insects had devoured most of the leaves and vegetables, leaving behind skeletons of stems and branches. Weeds had exploded between the neat rows. All those weeks of backbreaking work had been for nothing. Hot tears threatened, but my grumbling stomach was more painful." (pg.127)
Protagonist
"No one had a duty to me, and i had no claim on anyone else. But it mattered not. I would see my way through." (pg,155)
Laurie Halse Anderson
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