True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Personal Response:

In chapters 9-15 Charlotte made me very mad. At first when she told on the crew i really wanted to slap her. She was very annoying to me especially when she went knowing that Captain Jaggery would not like what the crew had done especially having the shotgun and the round robin. Then she went with the Captain and the first mate to watch them distroy the mutiny. She didn't even make a move to stop the Captain from shooting Cranick. Which made me very upset with her. Then she decided to stop Mr. Hollybrass from whipping Captain Jaggery. This made me very surprised and I felt that she had done a wise thing. I also felt very proud of her when she went and joined the crew. I loved when she called Jaggery a "Coward" and a "Fraud." Also when she spat on his boot.

Overall Charlotte is an interesting girl. Sometimes she is not a nice person either telling on someone or doing many stupid things. Though other times she is a smart girl like when she isn't nice to Jaggery or other people. Charlotte has surprised me both in a good way and in a bad way. I think that her joining the crew was a very very good decision on her part and that it will make her very different when she finally gets home.

Evaluate and Connect:

I think Charlotte tries to get along with Captain Jaggery because she thinks he is a true gentleman. Also I think Charlotte thinks he can make her seem more important on the ship instead of just being a passenger she could be the lady of the boat. She thinks that Captain Jaggery is "a brilliant sun and I, a Juno moon, basked in his reflective glory."(Pg. 52) This shows that she thinks of him being something to follow and to pay attention to.

Charlotte decides to join the crew which now hate her because she wants a place to fit in since the Captain now hates her. This shows that she doesn't like to be alone and always needs someone to show her how to do something. She says that "I felt like a princess being led to her throne."

Art and Music Connection:

I choose this picture because it shows how Charlotte was feeling as the hurricane passed. In the inside im sure she felt calm because she was able do climb the sails and help the crew, like the calm water at the bottom. Though on the outside she was very anxious and scared. This is like the sky in this picture it is jumbled, confused and scared.