Charlotte Doyle Character Analysis

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This essay will be about how Charlotte Doyle judges people solely on their appearance. The historical fiction, ¨The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, written by the author Avi. It takes place in the 1800´s on a boat called the Seahawk that is starts on Rhode Island and travels to America.
In the story, the main character, Charlotte Doyle, a young sophisticated girl, is going on an adventure by boat to America. Along the way she learns many different things. She also learns from the captain of the ship, Jaggery and his sailor, Zachariah that you shouldn't judge a person by their appearance.
In the beginning of the story, Charlotte does determine who she can trust by the person's appearance and only their appearance. She wears a bonnet that

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