Honestly, I really admire Charlotte's behavior in Chapters 9-15. Even though she was very foolish and immature in the beginning, she didn't understand what was going on and who she should follow. She was like a lost puppy, in a crowded mall. Puzzled, Charlotte didn't know who to listen to and what to do, likewise a puppy trying to find their owners by following people that look like their owner. It is necessarily not her fault, she grew up in an environment where people made choices for her, and she had no responsibility. I thought it was foolish when Charlotte told Captain Jaggery about the pistol and the Round Robin. I think she should have stayed mutual and kept it as a secret until she found her place, and knew which side she was on. Although she was not thinking, and made foolish mistakes, I think she showed a good act of perseverence. She was simply trying to just please everyone, and a lot of the time she was in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
Evaluate and Connect
I think Charlotte decided to befriend Captain Jaggery after all that happened because in the generation, and the way of life she lived in, she was taught to trust gentlemen and lean on them more than anyone else. Captain Jaggery was a "gentleman, the kind of man I was used to. A man to be trusted. In short, a man whom i could talk and upon whom I could rely." [Pg. 29] Even when she hated him, and thought he was horrible, she felt that he was the only person she could fall back on. When people need help or advice, they look for, and is most comfortable with familiarity. Likewise, not a lot of people ask for advice from someone with a very different personality or outer appearance. They look for someone who looks like they can understand them the best. I honestly think it is not her fault, that she was not taught to think for herself, and do the right thing, but its also not an excuse. There are always firsts, and she should've been able to see for the first time that Captain Jaggery is NOT the person she thought he was, and that he is cruel and mean. I despise how she is so oblivious to that.
I think that Charlotte decided to join the crew, because she started to see that Captain Jaggery really wasn't who she thought he was, and that being a gentlewoman really wasn't worth anything when on a ship of life or death. She needed a way to prove herself, to show that she was actually worth something more than a girl who did nothing but sit wearing pretty dresses all day. In other words, she was trying to save herself from completely drowning from confusion and from being unsure about who was right and who was wrong. Having the opportunity to climb the Royal Yard in the storm was healthy for her, because she learned the power of perseverance, and the discomfort of hard work.
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