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What is one possible theme of Charlotte Doyle?
Freedom From an Oppressive Authority As a young girl from a wealthy family, Charlotte Doyle is not allowed to be a freethinking individual. She is told what to wear, what to say and how to think. Every aspect of her life is predetermined.
How does Charlotte change in True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle?
Over the course of the novel, Charlotte changes from someone who merely witnesses cruelty and does nothing about it into a person who intervenes in the actions around her – whether that means stopping Mr. Hollybrass from whipping Zachariah (Chapter 11) or writing down her adventures for all the world to read.
What is the setting of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle?
The novel is set in 1832 during a voyage from Liverpool in England to Providence, Rhode Island in the USA. Charlotte, thirteen, is an upper class girl who has lived a very sheltered life at The Barrington School for Better Girls.
What is the conflict of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle?
One of the most important conflicts in the novel has to do with who will captain the ship. In other words, who’s best fit to lead the small society of the Seahawk? Cranick and the crew try to dethrone Jaggery during the first mutiny, but Cranick gets killed and Zachariah is beaten within an inch of his life.
What is the climax of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle?
The Climax, the Turning Point. Captain Jaggery ordered for Zachariah to take the punishment for Cranick and receive 50 lashes. Charlotte finally realized Jaggery’s rage and cruelty. She threw herself on him to stop him from his unfair punishment to Zachariah, injuring and humiliating Jaggery.
What does the Dirk symbolize to Charlotte Doyle?
The Dirk. The dirk (a knife) appears early on in Charlotte’s voyage, and is given to her by Zachariah (2.93). That is, the knife is a symbol of masculine authority that the gender bending Charlotte must learn to use.
Which of the following is a symbol of Charlotte’s newfound freedom?
The appearance of the round-robin is an item or symbol that the crew is planning a mutiny. The pants and top that Charlotte wears instead of her dress when she tries to help the crew is the beginning of her transformation and of her new found freedom from being a proper lady.