Characters


 * Characters of Fever 1793 **



Wordle by Emily
** Major Characters: **

** Mattie/Matilda ** The main character of the story. She is an adventurous young girl. Mattie changes from a brat to a lady within the period of the book.

Glogster on Mattie below by Emily []

Picture of Mattie on the cover of Fever 1793  Picture found on by Emily []

** Mother ** The mother of Mattie, she falls ill to the fever, and disappears. She is a very bossy, arrogant woman.

Glogster on Mother below by Kaisha

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** Grandfather ** The father of Mattie's mother. He is <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">a very adventurous man who has <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">fought against the British.

** Nathaniel Benson ** <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">A boy who likes Matilda. He <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">has small appearances, but <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">significant ones.

** Eliza ** <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">An adult woman who works for <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">the Free African Society, and also <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The coffee shop. She is a very hard worker <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">and a loving person.

** Mother Smith ** <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">An adult woman working for the FAS. <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">She is pretty significant, but she <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">is only shown towards the end. She <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">instructs Eliza and Joseph to help <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">them.

** Minor Characters: **

** Silas (The cat) ****﻿﻿﻿** <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Mattie's cat. He is like a warrior or hunter. <span style="color: #c92222; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Appears twice or three times through the book.


 * Dr. Kerr ****﻿**
 * The doctor Mattie and her friends **
 * called after her mother got sick. **
 * He wishes to bleed mother, which **
 * would nearly certainly kill her. **


 * Mrs. Flagg **
 * An adult woman that falls for **
 * Grandfather's charm. She **
 * assists in saving Matilda, and that's it. **


 * Nell **
 * A child who has lost her mother and father **
 * Mattie picked her up, and adopted **
 * her. **


 * Polly **
 * Only portrayed at the start of the book. **
 * She was a colleague of Mattie, **
 * and was never described. The only **
 * thing said about her other than **
 * "she's late" is that she is dead. **

Father of two twins. He and Mother Smith are shown at the same time, and he is only portrayed at that time, other times at that area, and at the end, thanking Mattie and Eliza for saving the children from Yellow Fever.
 * Joseph **

By Ryan Revised and Edited By Emily Glogster By Kaisha and Emily Wordle By Emily