From the time that Colette Ogilvie collapsed, the church bells of Philadelphia tolled without cease. Guns were fired on the stre
et corners, and a cannon blasted in the public square to purify the air. On top of that, we suffered the constant buzz of mosquitoes, blowflies, and hornets. The din was maddening. —Fever 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson What does the narrator think of Philadelphia’s noises? She is so busy, she doesn’t notice them. She thinks noise is common in this city. She finds the many noises annoying.
