Question

On page 183, Mattie says "I feel like a turncoat, a traitor". A turncoat is a historical reference to someone who switches political sides, like Benedict Arnold in the American Revolution who joined the British after serving in the Continental Army. Explain why Mattie feels like a turncoat. Do you think she is being a traitor? Why or why not?

Answer 1

She is taking Nell to the the orphan house.

I don't think so. She is doing it for the good of Nell who isn't her child.

Step-by-step explanation:

The lines have been taken from Fever 1793.

Answer 2

She feels like a turncoat because she is taking Nell to the orphan house.

Step-by-step explanation:

She feels like a turncoat because she is taking Nell to the orphan house. Mattie is not a traitor because Nell is not her child and is going to end up at the orphan house. It was Madam Smith who advised Mattie to take Nell to the orphan house, at first Mattie did not want to take Nell to the orphan house, she loved her and took good care of her and felt that at the orphan house no one would take good care of her.