Literary Analysis
Do you want to know the most judgmental girl of all time? In the True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, written by Avi, there is a spoiled rich girl, that is extremely judgmental. At the beginning, Charlotte didn’t want to be Zachariah's friend even though he was extremely courteous, just because he was black and old. Charlotte thought the crew was as if they were bunch of animals, just because their clothes weren't fancy. Charlotte thought that the ship ride would be terrible before they even set sail. Charlotte is highly judgemental at the beginning of the novel. One thing Charlotte did was she refused to be Zachariah's friend because he was old and black. “I don’t need a friend” (Avi 23). Every time Zachariah brought up friendship, Charlotte chose to ignore him. Charlotte kept on using the term, “old man”, which is completely wicked because he was being so thoughtful to her. Ironically, by the time the reader gets to the end of the book, Charlotte and Zachariah are best friends. Zachariah was not the only thing she was judgemental about. Before she even stated a word to the crew, she thought of them as if they were animals. “Beneath a lantern on the forecastle deck I saw a few wretched sailors hunched in apelike posture pounding okum between the decking planks” (Avi 16). “His …show more content…
Though he was black and old, Zachariah was extremely admirable, but Charlotte refused to be his friend. The crew wasn’t what a person would call fancy, but that’s no reason to treat them poorly. Charlotte thought that she was worth more than them, even though God seeks everyone in the same way. Have you ever heard of, “don’t judge a book it’s cover”? Charlotte was highly judgemental about everything on the ship before it set sail. According to all this evidence, it is safe to say that Charlotte was extremely judgemental at the beginning of this
Do you want to know the most judgmental girl of all time? In the True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, written by Avi, there is a spoiled rich girl, that is extremely judgmental. At the beginning, Charlotte didn’t want to be Zachariah's friend even though he was extremely courteous, just because he was black and old. Charlotte thought the crew was as if they were bunch of animals, just because their clothes weren't fancy. Charlotte thought that the ship ride would be terrible before they even set sail. Charlotte is highly judgemental at the beginning of the novel. One thing Charlotte did was she refused to be Zachariah's friend because he was old and black. “I don’t need a friend” (Avi 23). Every time Zachariah brought up friendship, Charlotte chose to ignore him. Charlotte kept on using the term, “old man”, which is completely wicked because he was being so thoughtful to her. Ironically, by the time the reader gets to the end of the book, Charlotte and Zachariah are best friends. Zachariah was not the only thing she was judgemental about. Before she even stated a word to the crew, she thought of them as if they were animals. “Beneath a lantern on the forecastle deck I saw a few wretched sailors hunched in apelike posture pounding okum between the decking planks” (Avi 16). “His …show more content…
Though he was black and old, Zachariah was extremely admirable, but Charlotte refused to be his friend. The crew wasn’t what a person would call fancy, but that’s no reason to treat them poorly. Charlotte thought that she was worth more than them, even though God seeks everyone in the same way. Have you ever heard of, “don’t judge a book it’s cover”? Charlotte was highly judgemental about everything on the ship before it set sail. According to all this evidence, it is safe to say that Charlotte was extremely judgemental at the beginning of this