Fever 1789 Book Summary

I have recently finished the book "Fever 1789" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It was filled with a roller coaster of emotion leaving the reader on the edge before every chapter. The description in the book fills my mind of how it was back in the 1700's. This book demostrats a good understanding of the environment and tone in the book. At the end of the book it shows real life sections of how Anderson used history into a fictional story. The other book i'm reading is "Night" by Ellie Wiesel. It shows a similiar dark approach to the book's setting. The book is based off Ellie's life in a concentration camp during the Nazi regime. Ellie was only just a young boy and he had to endure painful suffering. Watching the people die around you and seeing your
In "Fever 1789" it is told first person by Matilda during a dramatic period of death and sorrow. There is Yellow Fever killing everybody and everything in its path. Matilda gives good descriptions of what is happening in the world around her. One example is trying to take care of her mother when in fact her mother has the fever. The description has her mother throw up black vommit and her skin is a yellowish tint. In "Night" the same thing that follows through both books. Ellie is basically telling what he saw in the descriptions of the book. Ellie sees Nazis just killing people and keeping him inside a cage with his father. They are basically treated like slaves in which they are beaten up by the person that is in charge of both of them. Ellie is trying to take care of his parent too at such a young age. Ellie's father is beat up and very worn down. Ellie himself is fearful of the world around him such as Matilda. Ellie describes how he has his gold crown taken out for nothing with a spoon. Ellie describes how he was whipped severely with over 20 lashes. Matilda describes how she saw her own grandfather die right in front of her eyes as he was beaten. Both books provide a dark atmosphere in their own setting that disgusts the