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Section 1
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Chapter Eleven
While Mattie and Grandfather are riding to the country, when passing through a town they are greeted with four men (one of them being a doctor). They look to see and make sure no one in the wagon has the disease but Grandfather gets a cough fit and that causes both Mattie and him to be abandoned and make their way back to Philadelphia without any of their belongings. Many people are frightened of the fever so they turn people away and try to keep people with the illness to stay away.
Diction
How you say something.
Theme
Central idea of a work of literature
Chapter Four
Mattie and Mother's turmoil continues on through the chapter. We learn that Grandfather was an army officer for General Washington and is appreciated in town. Women are found to be portrayed during this time as helpless or less than male. Mr Carris calls Mattie "little" and her being more of a tomboy, she doesn't take it too well. Then he comments that she needs a husband.
Characterizes
to describe the character or quality of something or someone
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Character
A heritable feature that varies among individuals
Contrasting
compared in such a way as to emphasize differences
Historical Allusions
A reference to an important historical event
Rising Tension
How the problem builds and intensifies
Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Epigraph
A literary device in the form of a poem, quotation, or sentence.
Motif
Something that repeats or recurs in a novel.
Chapter Two
Most of the setting is in the Coffeehouse. Eliza is the cook who is now a free slave. Mattie's grandfather lives with both her and Mother, he is Mattie's father figure after he passed away. Eliza is like a second mother to Mattie, she's very different from Mother. Both their husbands died but Eliza has learned to be more positive. Polly is announced dead from the yellow fever. She is now Mattie's second experienced death. More foreshadowing is shown with the mosquitoes.
Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Main conflict
The problem that is the focus of the story and involves main characters
Chapter Ten
Mother continuous to remain ill. A new doctor (Dr. Kerr) comes to see her. He diagnoses her with the yellow fever and they tie up a yellow rag outside of the coffeehouse indicating that there is a sick person living there. He then bleeds her which she survives but makes her weak. Mattie and Grandfather are set to go to the Ludingtons. Later Mattie receives a package from Nathaniel which is a painting of flowers and a note promising that they shall watch the balloons again.
Chapter Twenty
The man with the "death cart" comes to take Grandfather's body. Mattie ensure he is buried properly. She demands a prayer to be spoken for his burial. After, Mattie knows she needs to move on and find out what to do next.
Symbolizes
To represent or identify by a symbol
Patriarchal
Dominated by men
Thematically
relating to or consisting of a theme.
Chapter Twelve
Mattie and Grandfather attempt to walk back to Philadelphia. Grandfather (who has a cough) suggests they sit under a chestnut tree. Mattie uses the solider lessons she was taught and finds water and raspberries. She's needed to take control lately. This has shown she has matured a lot and is able to make decisions as an adult.
Chapter Nine
Mother is alive and had fainted from the heat. Because there are no available doctors, Mr. Rowley comes to help Mother. He says she has does not have yellow fever but suggests ta rest and keep clean. Towards the end of the chapter, Mattie is left alone with her mother and has to care for her. Mother then vomits and while Mattie wants to help Mother, she tells Mattie to go away and not get sick. The epigraph ties in with Mr. Rowley's medical knowledge. As he is known for helping people, he is also not qualified for practicing medicine.
Setting
The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.
Suspense
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Chapter Five
Sixty-four more people died from the fever and many try and stray clear of the docks. Many of the shops are more crowded and Mattie gets sent to go on an errand run while being told to stay away from Second Street Market. Nathaniel greets her and they flirt until interrupted by twenty-one chimes from the bell. This indicates that a person of the age twenty-one died. The mood of the chapter darkens into a more fearful state.
Foreshadowing
A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
Irony
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Chapter Three
Mattie's reaction to Polly's death is in shock. Mother is harsh with her daughter's reaction. Eliza suggested that Mattie should take some food over but Mother says no. Mother makes it clear that Polly wasn't anything more than a servant. The author uses a metaphor to describe Mother; "Life was a battle, and Mother a tired and bitter captain." This means that Mattie will face obstacles and Mother has faced hardship and wants Mattie to learn from it.
Chapter Nineteen
Two men climb in the house. Mattie plans to sneak out of the house to look for help. Grandfather get awoken and enters the room with a rifle. Mattie losses her childhood when she wounds one of the men with Grandfather's sword. She finds grandfather sitting up and apologizes for leaving her.
Allusion
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Historical Allusions
a reference to an important historical event
Chapter Eighteen
Mattie shows more maturity in this chapter after needing to care for Grandfather. More than half the city is gone which makes it hard for Mattie to find food and other necessities. There are many signs of foreshadowing, the epigraph gives hints that the situation is getting worse and Grandfather's cough makes his face turn red.
Diction
word choice
Climax
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something.
Chapter Six
Grandfather discusses the behavior of Nathaniel and disapproves of it. While Grandfather, Mattie, and Mother argue about what to do with the extra money they received, Mattie and Mother are invited to the Ogilvies' house for tea. Mother has the idea that Edward (the Olgilvie's son) would suit well for Mattie. Mattie and Mother both get ready to go to tea and pick their nicest garments seeming to worry about their appearances.
Image
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Chapter Eight
While many people are fleeing for the country, the Cooks remain where they are. So many people are dying that the church bells stopped ringing. Even the Mayor had asked for advice and came to conclude that people should stay away from victims of the fever. While Mattie and Grandfather are running an errand, they come across a man pushing a cart with an arm coming out of it; when the person in the cart was revealed, it was Mother. We've come to learn that classes don't matter if you're sick. People treat you as prisoners instead of caring for you. This is the first time Mattie has faced sickness in person with someone close to her.
Chapter One
Mattie Cook being fourteen is introduced along with Mother and Polly (serving girl). Mattie and Mother's relationship shows that they want different things. Mattie discusses her wanting to be free and symbolizes this with the hot-air balloons. She has a relation with Nathaniel Benson. Continuing on a lot of foreshadowing is represented with the "hotness" and "buzzing of mosquitoes".
Short syntax
telegraphic sentences
Conflict
A struggle between two opposing forces
Repetition
Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
Symbol
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
Chapter Seventeen
Grandfather and Mattie make it back to the coffeehouse where they find it has been robbed but the upstairs was left untouched. Almost everyone i town has left the city and there's little food to eat. There's still the yellow rag on the front door. Mattie continues to have hope.
Chapter Seven
The epigraph in the beginning of the chapter mentions wit, this may play along with the Ogilvies' humor but in this case she they have made enemies. They are classified as the upper class-men. Their family is very rude and tend to say what they think. Mother however wants to have Edward (Ogilvie's son) and Mattie introduced. During the tea party many rude comments are thrown and at last Mother stands up for the coffeehouse. The tension breaks when one of the daughters (Colette) faints from the fever.
Contrast
The state of being noticeably different from something else when put or considered together.
Figurative Language
Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
Tone
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.
Personifying
Thinking or speaking of non-human objects as though they had human characteristics or powers
Section 2
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