Question

The Yellow Fever always begins in the lowest part of a populous mercantile town near the water, and continues there, without affecting the higher parts.

Which character in Fever 1793 represents this idea?



Eliza
Andrew Brown
the print shop apprentice
the man pushing a cart

Answer 1

In "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson, the character that represents the idea that yellow fever begins in the lowest parts of a populous town is **Eliza**. Eliza is a free African American woman who works in the coffeehouse and is aware of the realities of the disease and its impact on the poorer, lower parts of Philadelphia, where the fever first appears. Her experiences and observations reflect the socioeconomic disparities evident during the outbreak.