Sarah Sawalhi Brooke Kahl Kadijah Richardson Fever 1793 Sarah Sawalhi Brooke Kahl Kadijah Richardson

Did Laurie Anderson accurately reflect the time period events, and characters in her novel,fever1793? Yes , she did this by stating true historical facts throughout the book. Such as facts about treatment ,symptoms ,reaction ,help , the free African society, what caused the spread, what was Philadelphia like, and what did they do?

Thesis statement Laurie Halse Anderson accurately used history in her historical fiction novel , Fever 1793.She did this by stating true facts about the disease. For example she stated facts about the symptoms,reactions ,the causes,and more.

Reason 1: Yellow Fever treatment “ I did everything Mr. Rowley instructed . I bathed her and gave her tea.” –Fever 1793 “ Herb teas were prescribed to break fever “ – American Plague

Reason 2 :Symptoms “Vomiting blood all over the bed and floor” – Fever 1793 “Every ten minutes or so her moaning would stop abruptly and she would vomit foul black bile” – American Plague

Reason 3: Reactions “ Neighborhood abandoned” –Fever 1793 “ People began leaving the city” –American Plague

Conclusion Laurie Anderson did accurately use history in her historical novel, Fever 1793.In the non-fiction book American Plague it states true reliable facts. In Fever 1793 Laurie Anderson also stated similar facts in Fever using verisimilitude.