In the final chapter of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Charlotte finds herself stuck between who she wants to be, and who her parents want her to be. In the end, she chooses to be herself and leaves. In about 150 words, imagine you are Charlotte and write a farewell letter to your parents OR to your brother and sister in which you explain why you are leaving. Your writing should be supported by details from the story.
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Explanation: Charlotte's father is a man of rules and order who thinks punctuation and spelling are very important things for his daughter to learn. He is, after all, the one who gives her the blank book that serves as her journal. Mr. Doyle is also the one who sends Charlotte across the ocean in the first place (it's his company that owns the ship) and she thinks of him constantly during the voyage. Captain Jaggery, for example, reminds her of her father (5.48). Both men are fathers, businessmen, and they both really, really, really love order. Really. Also, Charlotte is always asking herself what her father would or would not do if he were on the boat. When she decides to apologize to the captain for flicking him with the whip, for example, it's because she thinks that's what her father would want her to do
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In the end, Jaggery falls into the sea due to the swaying motion of the ship. Zachariah declares Charlotte the new captain. (Though in name only – Zachariah really does most of the captaining.