What are examples of symbols in Fever 1793? I am trying to help my 4th grader with his book report. He has to find pictures to go along with the...

Paris,
the city of lights, is another important symbol in the story. For Mattie Paris represents a
dream world full of glamor and excitement. It's a place where she can buy trinkets which she
hopes to sell to her customers in the coffee shop. Mattie has grown up very quickly in the midst
of this terrible epidemic, but she still has her dreams, and those dreams allow her to transcend
her immediate surroundings, with all their death and suffering. However, they are not pipe
dreams; as we've already said, Mattie has grown up considerably due to her experiences. Her
visions of Paris and all they represent are still rooted in what is practical: they will help to
expand her business.