![]() ![]() He works the crew to the bone at all hours even when there's no need, savagely beats and mutilates them over the smallest mistakes (beat Cranick's arm so savagely it had to be amputated because he apparently didn't tie a knot to his liking, and singled out Zachariah to be flogged seemingly to death because he was old, feeble, black, and Charlotte's friend), and later outright murdered Hollybrass for disagreeing with him. This book contains examples of the following tropes: Eventually Charlotte is caught up in a plot of mutiny against the captain and is forced to question her loyalties and learn about the hardships of life at sea. ![]() ![]() She befriends the elderly sailor Zachariah, who warns her of the cruelty of the ship's captain, Captain Jaggery. However, she finds that she is the only passenger on the ship, due to the other passengers having been told that the voyage would be too dangerous, and the only female besides. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is a Newbery Award-winning young adult novel of historical fiction written by Avi and published in 1990.Ĭharlotte Doyle, a thirteen-year-old girl brought up in upper-class society in 19th century England, leaves her boarding school at the beginning of summer in order to return to her family in America, voyaging aboard the ship The Seahawk. ![]()
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