Charlotte Doyle’s Character Traits

By: Emily Erlich

Before: SassyAfter: Kind and Nice

On the boat, she learned how to be kind and nice, not sassy.

Before: Ladylike and CleanAfter: Hardworking and Dirty

On the ship, she changed from ladylike and clean to a hard working and dirty sailor.

Before: Obedient

After: Independent

She learned, on the ship, that it was better to be independent than obedient.

Before: Naïve and Honest

After: Adventurous and Brave

Charlotte climbing to the Royal Yard showed her change between naïve and honest to adventurous an brave.

Conclusion (And Resources)

These are some of many of Charlotte Doyle’s good and bad character traits from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. During that voyage of the summer of 1832, she became a better person.