Summarize your contribution to Part I of the discussion. What was your interpretation of the portrait of Frome through the narrator's eyes? What details did you use to support your ideas? Include your analysis of the switch to third-person narration in the first chapter and how that, and the use of flashback, allows Wharton to tell the story.

Which statement best describes how the first-person narration in fever 1793 engages readers? mattie's perspective on the city of philadelphia gives readers an understanding of why some residents are leaving for the country. mattie's perspective on the state of her family's business gives readers an understanding of the responsibility she feels. mattie's perspective on her grandfather's strong-headed opinions gives readers an understanding of the influence he has on her. mattie's perspective on the events of 1793 gives readers an understanding of the experiences and uneasiness of the time.