Matilda Cook‚ or Mattie‚ is a 14 year old girl who is stuck in a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Thousands died after only a month‚ and it wasn’t long before her mother got it and sent her away to the country. All did not go well on the way there. Her grandfather got sick‚ prohibiting them from moving to the fever-free country land. Mattie was left to help keep him alive. Shortly after‚ Mattie fell ill and woke in a huge hospital surrounded by other yellow fever victims. Fortunately‚ her grandfather
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w w ap eP m e tr .X w om .c s er UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0486/41 LITERATURE (ENGLISH) Paper 4 May/June 2010 2 hours 15 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper *5658250374* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name
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Fever came to town. Matilda “Mattie” Cook‚ the main character of the novel‚ has to learn how to survive the fever and keep herself and the ones she loves alive while doing it. All through the novel‚ Matilda learns a lesson about how saying goodbye to people she cares about is difficult‚ and has to learn to accept the pain that lingers afterwards - something that Anderson also shows through her use of repetition of flashback in the novel. Throughout the entire book‚ Mattie has to say
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desolate and blighted neighborhood on the verge of collapsing. Mattie Michael - The most important character in the novel. Mattie moves to Brewster Place late in life‚ after her son abandons her and forces her to lose her home. Mattie quickly becomes a surrogate mother to several of the women in the housing complex‚ offering love and support to women who‚ like her‚ have only one another to rely on. Read an in-depth analysis of Mattie Michael. Etta Mae Johnson - Mattie’s childhood friend and a
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Themes in the novel “The Bean Trees” by Barbara Kingsolver include the importance of family and the need for community as emotional support systems for individuals facing hardships. As the individuals face their hardships‚ Kingsolver binds them together with support‚ forming a community that at times functions like a big extended family‚ however non-traditional it may be. Kingsolver not only illustrates the importance of family as an emotional support system in today’s society‚ but the changing face
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by the grease that looks as though it has been accrued through weeks of neglect. Everything the marshal wears‚ implores a feeling of distrust and dishonesty‚ yet it is him‚ the audience must rely on to concur the greater evil. The main character‚ Mattie Ross is a figure of nobility--consistently questioning the marshal and his seemingly harsh methods. Though‚ rather than wearing warm‚ brightly colored dresses with complex patterns to perhaps suggest spiritual wealth‚ she is almost always wearing
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one that makes the most sense. In life when you are hopeful it spreads to other people near by. For instance in the book Fever 1793 Mattie wants to go to the market. So another character named Eliza tells Mattie " You can make your own decisions." So when Mattie was very hopeful because of Nell she spread it to Eliza. So Eliza was just spreading it back to Mattie. So if you have hope it will spread to another person and if you
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Rin Tin Tin (September 10‚ 1918 – August 10‚ 1932) is one in particular that comes to mind. Granted that Rin Tin Tin was not a service or police dog but his story is one of canine intelligence and enormous possibilities. “Rinty” as he was nicknamed was a male German Shepherd who starred in movies and film. He was just a newborn puppy when he‚ his littermates‚ and their mother were rescued in 1918 during World War I. They were rescued by American soldier Lee Duncan from a bombed German kennel. (The
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The Necessary Sacrifices Sacrifice‚ everyone has their own definition and their own way of thinking when they consider sacrifice. Sacrifice is giving up something for the greater good‚ even if it might not benefit the individual.When someone sacrifices something they do not think twice about it‚ they just do it without hesitation‚ even if they risk their life. There are many different types of sacrifice‚ it could be something as simple as someone giving up their seat on an airplane and giving
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1968 novel True Grit‚ and remake of the film True Grit of 1969 Short Film Explanation True Grit is a film about a 14-year old girl‚ revenging the murder of her father. The girl; Mattie Ross‚ is the person in her family taking care of business. Her mother is drowning in grief‚ and can’t read or write. Therefore‚ Mattie is sent to
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