Fever | Summary and Analysis of Fever
In the following essay, the critic provides a brief summary and analysis of ‘‘Fever.’’
‘‘Fever,’’ the title story in Wideman’s 1989 collection of short fiction, provides an illuminating metaphor for the various episodes of racial antagonism depicted in the volume. As one of the story’s narrative voices explains, ‘‘Fever grows in the secret places of our hearts, planted there when one of us decided to sell one of us to another. The drum must pound ten thousand thousand years to drive that evil away.’’
The narrative focus of the tale reflects Wideman’s desire to correct the inaccurate historical record about the role of African Americans during...
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