Read this excerpt from fever 1793. i lifted my skirts and ran ahead of grandfather. an unnamed fear shot through me. my eyes filled with tears. "no, this is too much," grandfather called angrily. "sir," he shouted. "take that away from my home. off with you now and take your cargo, or i should call the constable." the characterization in this excerpt is meant to describe an important historical figure. build readers' interest in the narrator's grandfather. better demonstrate the story’s time period. show an emotional response to a historical event.