Personal response: I think of this as a "great job" in a sarcastic way. Helping Zachariah was a wise choice because Zachariah is actually alive and he saved Charlotte, but it can also be bad because Charlotte was framed because the dirk Zachariah gave her was used to kill Mr. Hollybrass. Joining the crew was a wise choice because I think Captain Jaggery was a mad man for whipping Zachariah just because he assumed he was part of the round robin. Going to Mr. Ewing’s chest was an absolute bad idea. The bad idea is seeing the round robin and telling Captain Jaggery about it. This got Mr. Cranick killed and Zachariah supposedly to be dead.

Evaluate and connect: Charlotte tries to get along with the captain because she thinks he is a high-class person like her, a true gentleman. She thinks Captain Jaggery is "a brilliant sun and I [Charlotte], a Juno moon, basked in his reflective glory."(Pg. 52). Charlotte idolizes Captain Jaggery and thinks of him as her guide.

Charlotte manages to say, “’I’ve come,’……‘to be one of the crew.’ “(Pg. 112) I say this was a smart choice. Captain Jaggery is a cruel, mad man. He shot the stowaway Mr. Cranick and “the ball struck Cranick square in the chest.” (Pg. 91) There was absolutely no reason why he should be shot. I don’t care if Mr. Cranick is a stowaway, you can’t just go around shooting people.

Art and music connection:

I think this storm in the image above is destructive like the storm in the book. All credits goes to the artist(s).