Abstract
The frenzy caused by the horrific news on the TVs and the social media about COVID19 brings to the forefront the catastrophic epidemics in the past that led to mass deaths and haunt the imagination of historians and public alike. Works of fiction often depict the disastrous consequences of these epidemics, both real and imagined, focusing on the gothic experience the characters endure and their struggle to survive the disasters. This article explores this major issue in a contemporary novel, Laurie Halse Anderson’s Fever 1793 (2000). It chronicles the journey of the female protagonist and her struggle to survive and achieve autonomy during the historical yellow fever that hit Philadelphia more than two centuries ago, which stuck to the memory of people to the current day.
Article Type
Article
First Page
531
Last Page
544
Publication Date
9-15-2022
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Ismael, Zaid Ibrahim and Atallah, Sabah
(2022)
"Coming of Age in Times of Epidemics: Laurie Halse Anderson’s Fever 1793,"
Alustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences: Vol. 61:
Iss.
3, Article 23.
DOI: 10.36473/ujhss.v61i3.1682
Available at:
https://alustath.researchcommons.org/journal/vol61/iss3/23
