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In the late eighteenth century, Susanna Rowson wrote “Charlotte Temple”. This story was about a girl named Charlotte at the age of fifteen fall for a young british officer named John Montraville. Charlotte and John become infatuated with each other, and he begs her to go to America with him. Alongside these two, was his companion, and also another british officer named Belcour. Mademoiselle La Rue, Charlotte’s french teacher, also joined this journey. But after they land on American soil, this goes horribly wrong, especially for Charlotte. This book acts as a guide to young girls and even women how to be more aware and show everyone how cruel and degrading men were to women back then.
Unlike this novel, however, …show more content…
He immediately recognizes Charlotte from two years prior and becomes charmed by her beauty. This is an example of being objectified because he was falling in love with Charlotte, and he didn’t even know her. Women in the eighteenth century were obligated to always look presentable even when lounging. In Rousseau’s work he states, “ if woman is made to please and to be in subjection of man, she ought to make herself pleasing in his eyes and not to provoke him to anger; her strength is in her charms.”( Rousseau …show more content…
Lewis wanted Lucy Eldridge as his mistress. In chapter two, Lucy’s father, Captain Eldridge needed to borrow money and a family friend named Mr. Lewis gave him to money and told him that he could pay it back whenever. Captain Eldridge later realized that Mr. Lewis only loaned him the money, just to have Lucy. Captain Eldridge describes the story like this, “About this time my dear Lucy returned from school, and I soon began to imagine Lewis looked at her with eyes of affection.” ( Rowson 16)
According to “Duties of Women,” women are supposed to be submissive towards men. In Rowson’s novel, Charlotte never makes a decision on her own. She’s never had to have to because men or parents usually make every decision for them. Her french teacher La Rue even manipulated her to make the wrong choices. She encouraged Charlotte to go to America with Montraville. In chapter seven, an example is when Charlotte going to the field to break up with Montraville. She goes with Mademoiselle La Rue to go meet
In the late eighteenth century, Susanna Rowson wrote “Charlotte Temple”. This story was about a girl named Charlotte at the age of fifteen fall for a young british officer named John Montraville. Charlotte and John become infatuated with each other, and he begs her to go to America with him. Alongside these two, was his companion, and also another british officer named Belcour. Mademoiselle La Rue, Charlotte’s french teacher, also joined this journey. But after they land on American soil, this goes horribly wrong, especially for Charlotte. This book acts as a guide to young girls and even women how to be more aware and show everyone how cruel and degrading men were to women back then.
Unlike this novel, however, …show more content…
He immediately recognizes Charlotte from two years prior and becomes charmed by her beauty. This is an example of being objectified because he was falling in love with Charlotte, and he didn’t even know her. Women in the eighteenth century were obligated to always look presentable even when lounging. In Rousseau’s work he states, “ if woman is made to please and to be in subjection of man, she ought to make herself pleasing in his eyes and not to provoke him to anger; her strength is in her charms.”( Rousseau …show more content…
Lewis wanted Lucy Eldridge as his mistress. In chapter two, Lucy’s father, Captain Eldridge needed to borrow money and a family friend named Mr. Lewis gave him to money and told him that he could pay it back whenever. Captain Eldridge later realized that Mr. Lewis only loaned him the money, just to have Lucy. Captain Eldridge describes the story like this, “About this time my dear Lucy returned from school, and I soon began to imagine Lewis looked at her with eyes of affection.” ( Rowson 16)
According to “Duties of Women,” women are supposed to be submissive towards men. In Rowson’s novel, Charlotte never makes a decision on her own. She’s never had to have to because men or parents usually make every decision for them. Her french teacher La Rue even manipulated her to make the wrong choices. She encouraged Charlotte to go to America with Montraville. In chapter seven, an example is when Charlotte going to the field to break up with Montraville. She goes with Mademoiselle La Rue to go meet