In the True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi develops the theme, “Before making any judgments about people be sure to learn their true character,” in several ways. On her voyage, Charlotte judges Zachariah and Captain Jaggery diversely based on their social class and appearance, instead of their actions. Luckily her perspective changes. Zachariah and Captain Jaggery soon reveal their true selves in Charlotte’s innocent and immature mind. Although Charlotte could have been better at judging the crew, she was happy to have a kind and caring friends like Zachariah with her on the Seahawk at the end.
Charlotte Doyle, a young girl of 13-years old, with a darkening on her childhood life, is on the ship of the “Seahawk” with no way to escape, …show more content…
As time on the Seahawk passes by, she realizes what hardworking men the crew is, unlike the scum she thought they were before. Charlotte’s inner feelings about the crew have changed pretty immensely. As stated in the book, Charlotte says,”But as I grew more comfortable, the crew grew more comfortable with me, and I mingled more often on the deck with them.” This quote shows that when she got to socialize with the men more, she started to admire their experience and hard work even more, instead of judging their facial appearances. Zachariah is the one that Charlotte has fastened her particular attention to because he was the one who took care of her daily needs and could spend the most time with her. Zachariah was also the most experienced on this ship and had the most wisdom on the Seahawk. As she commences to think about the crew and Zachariah differently, we see that Charlotte is slowly starting to admire his kindness and dexterity by thinking, “As might be, I fastened particular attention to Zachariah. When young, he had shipped as a common sailor.” This quote shows that Charlotte admires and appreciates his experience from a young age. Zachariah was after all the oldest of the crew on this ship. Charlotte also represents Zachariah’s kindness towards her when she says, “He had the most time to spend with me, and was the kindest to me from the beginning.” When
Charlotte Doyle, a young girl of 13-years old, with a darkening on her childhood life, is on the ship of the “Seahawk” with no way to escape, …show more content…
As time on the Seahawk passes by, she realizes what hardworking men the crew is, unlike the scum she thought they were before. Charlotte’s inner feelings about the crew have changed pretty immensely. As stated in the book, Charlotte says,”But as I grew more comfortable, the crew grew more comfortable with me, and I mingled more often on the deck with them.” This quote shows that when she got to socialize with the men more, she started to admire their experience and hard work even more, instead of judging their facial appearances. Zachariah is the one that Charlotte has fastened her particular attention to because he was the one who took care of her daily needs and could spend the most time with her. Zachariah was also the most experienced on this ship and had the most wisdom on the Seahawk. As she commences to think about the crew and Zachariah differently, we see that Charlotte is slowly starting to admire his kindness and dexterity by thinking, “As might be, I fastened particular attention to Zachariah. When young, he had shipped as a common sailor.” This quote shows that Charlotte admires and appreciates his experience from a young age. Zachariah was after all the oldest of the crew on this ship. Charlotte also represents Zachariah’s kindness towards her when she says, “He had the most time to spend with me, and was the kindest to me from the beginning.” When