![]() ![]() ![]() Do you think it's important that Matilda remember her Grandfather and those she lost during the fever? If so, how do you think she'll do this?.Both Eliza and Mother have lost their husbands.Why is the Revolutionary War so important to Grandfather? To Mother?.How does the past present a narrative, or a story, that defines people in the present? How does our relationship to the past define what we do or say in the future? Questions About Memory and the Past The two reference the war constantly, especially Grandfather who virtually lives in the past with his parrot named King George, his sword over the mantel, and his service to President Washington that he's always mentioning. Though it ended years prior, that past event defined them as hard workers and the people they are today. For Matilda's mother and grandfather, the Revolutionary War brought out the best in them. This applies to both personal history and the kind of History that gets a capital "H" too. Fever, 1793 is a historical novel, so it's no surprise that this is a book that has a hankering for the past. ![]()
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