Fever, 1793 Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory

At last, the culprit: it's those darn blood-sucking bugs that keep spreading the yellow fever. They're tiny and pesky and no one seems to know just how dangerous they actually are. In fact, everyon...

Paris is a city of wonder and excitement, "far away and wonderful," and Matilda longs to go there (5.51). But while Paris may be the city of love and lights, our business-minded young heroine also...

Pierre Blanchard was an actual French inventor who flew his hot air balloon across the English Channel and over the skies of Philadelphia, near Walnut Street Prison. Matilda constantly references B...

The Cook family garden is at the back of the coffeehouse and is a source of food for both the Cook family and their business. When Grandfather and Matilda return from the country, though, the garde...

You might walk away from Fever, 1793 feeling a little hungry. The novel is filled with vivid descriptions of food, glorious food. Take, for example, this passage about the Cook's lunchtime meal: "C...