Charlotte Temple

While reading Charlotte Temple, I was very confused with all the characters they were introducing all at once. I was also confused with how the author Susanna Rowson jumped from one point to another without a good transition. But as the story went on it all soon fell into place and I understood who was who, and their part in the story. Throughout the story I felt a little bit sorry for Charlotte. She endured a lot of pain towards the second half of the story. In the beginning though I feel that Charlotte was a very confused individual and wasn't sure what she wanted to do with herself, or whom she wanted to interact with. When Montraville was first introduced to Charlotte I believe there was a instant attraction between the two, which is what caused Charlotte's confusion with what she wanted. I believe that La Rue is the one who truly convinced her to go with them to America, and was really being a friend at first, but while on the ship started to befriend Charlotte. I also think the fact that Montraville used Charlotte was a horrible thing. The way he impregnated and then deserted her and married another woman was a shame. Then when Charlotte went to her so called friend La Rue, she denied ever knowing whom she was and told the servants to take her away and out of her sight, for she said she was terrifying her to death. The way La Rue turned her back on her friend was terrible for Charlotte, and a horrible thing. I don't know how La Rue could do that to her, when she was carrying a baby and ill. Thankfully one of La Rue's servants said she could stay there until she could have help arrive for her. Although it was very sad that Charlotte passed, it was very nice of her parents to take in a raise Lucy.

All in all I think this was a very good book, even though it was a little bit confusing at first.