Characteristics Of Charlotte Holmes

She begins the story an unfaithful hot mess, and she ends the story an unfaithful hot mess. The only thing that changes is her last name and location, but one could wager that she remains an unfaithful hot mess for the rest of her life, with nobody expecting her to be different because “Charlotte was unusual” (Smith 274). With no reason to change, and no crucible to go through, Charlotte at the end of the story remains as tempestuous and flawed as she was at the beginning. She receives no repercussions for her actions, her boyfriend returns to make her a wife, even after it is revealed that she had been cheating on him with two people. Of course, Maurice wasn’t as faithful as he promised he would be either, but Charlotte seems unperturbed by it. Shame doesn’t touch her, and she goes through no trials other than everyone loving her regardless of her myriad flaws simply because she wears her hair a certain way. The worst thing that happens to her in the story, objectively, is that she loses her trademarked bangs, and even then it doesn’t matter, because hair will grow back, and she will have learned

“Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” - Mary Tyler Moore. This quote means that if you take chances you will make mistakes, making mistakes is a part of your life, pain strengthens you, and failing makes you braver. In the story, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, the readers learn from Charlotte's adventures that there is many times to be brave, which is part of the theme, being brave is sometimes the only choice.

and evil. These aspects are the result of plot development. In her novel, To Kill a

Nikki believes that she has experienced things in her childhood that has contributed most in the development of her personality. Nikki believes that her mother is the biggest influence in her personality growth. When I asked her why, she stated that her mother has a big and boisterous personality and has a way of shutting people down and over talking them. She said she is the opposite of her mother which I agree knowing her for so many years. She also stated that her mother doesn’t really listen to people because she already made up her mind, where she listens to people to get a better understanding.

"I look at my homely sketch. It doesn't need anything. Even through the river in my eyes I can see that. It isn't perfect and that makes it just right" (198). This relates to her character traits because it shows her big emotions/expressions and that those emotions change her personality and reputation and that all gives her encouragement to finally finish and like her

She obviously sticks out from the rest of the characters as caring and passionate and is often represented in a form of innocence. All in all, this rejection of her surroundings helps her become the best form of herself, but unfortunately, innocence often fails to survive in the

She is willing to lie not only for herself but also force others to do so as well. She is a bad influence on everyone in her life because of her deceitfulness. This is one drastic difference in personalities that leads to many conflicts in the story.

Perhaps if her mother wasn’t drunk most of the time, she may have been able to re direct her in to a better frame of mind. Charlotte is a young lady and not yet considered an adult. According to our text “The search for an identity during adolescence is aided by a psychosocial moratorium, which is Erikson’s term for the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy.” (Santrock, J, 2014) My honest opinion, I think that Charlotte was searching for her identity and was deeply confused by her home life. Unfortunately, there are so many young people in the world today that have that need to be in control. Sometimes, the things we see in the end are just like her behavior when she was driving dangerously because she was getting dumped. Most people assume that when you have it all like her, you have this perfect life. That wasn’t the case here, so I think that with all opportunities that her family may have been able to afford she just didn’t thrive because she could get away with what she wanted too and that damaged her in a way that could possibly shape her adult life.

Charlotte lied to show Miss Hancock she was no longer the English loving grade seven in fear of being ostracized by her peers if they found out. Lastly, just like her mom, Charlotte began to care about her outer appearance. The new Charlotte wants not to be seen as her “skinny, pimply” (p. 76) self, now wanting people to see as pristine and perfect. This is because her mother’s influence has gotten to her, and now like her mother cares about her looks.

From the very beginning, Charles Trask is is suspicious of Cathy when she shows up to the Trask’s farm. Charles even states, “You know what I think? I don’t think I’m half as mean as you are under that nice skin. I think you’re a devil” (116). Also, on the way home, Samuel Hamilton remembers the eyes of a criminal who was being executed. He realizes that Cathy’s eyes were similar to the criminals and that she also had evil traits. Lee recognizes Cathy’s evil when working for her as a servant. However, Adam is not able to recognize this because he only sees Cathy as what he wants her to be and not for what she actually is. For example, when Adam and Cathy move to the Salinas Valley, Adam thinks that Cathy wants to go and is a good wife, but Cathy does not actually want to go. Also, Cathy tries to kill her baby because she doesn’t want children, but Adam is happy and overjoyed when he finds out that Cathy is pregnant. In addition, the only people who Cathy fears are the people who are able to see her true self, like Samuel Hamilton, Charles Trask, and Lee, but takes advantage of people who are unable to see this quality of her, like Adam Trask and Mr.

She will cherish what she has learned from Miss Hancock forever. Finally, Miss Hancock’s personality makes her a good role model because she is compassionate as “ she could analyze without destroying a piece of literature,” (217) friendly as ‘[she][smiles] tensely, frilled eyes shining.” (218) and cheerful as ‘she announced, clapping her dimpled hands together, her charm bracelet jingling.”(228) If Charlotte gets influenced by Miss Hancock her future will be stress-free She would be passionate about what she is doing and she would live her life positively with a

Another aspect which is relevant today and forever it shall remain relevant is selfishness. Catherine's selfish character was depicted when she wanted both Edgar and Heathcliff at the same time. In the beginning, she was introduced as a 'high spirited' character who was wild. However, she drastically changes throughout the book. When she hurts her leg and is forced to stay at Thrushcross Grange, she returns to Wuthering Heights as a well dressed and dignified lady. She was easily swayed to the superior lifestyle of the Lintons and began to look down upon Heathcliff. She even laughs at his rough and dirty appearance and says "I didn't mean to laugh at you. I could not hinder myself Heathcliff. Shake hands at least! What are you sulky for? It was only that you looked odd. If you wash you face and brush your hair, it would be alright. But you are

Throughout the novel, it is apparent the most popular people are the ones with the lowest moral standards. This is evidenced through the negative relationship between Charlotte's declining morals and social ascension. When Charlotte first arrives at Dupont, she is appalled by alcohol and anything related to sex. As the book progresses, however, Charlotte changes. Soon after Charlotte becomes friends with Bettina and Mimi, however, she goes to the frat party where she meets Hoyt. Until this point, Charlotte stayed completely away from alcohol and was could not believe grinding was considered an acceptable thing to do in public. At this party, however, Hoyt easily convinces her to drink wine. After this Charlotte realizes that the more she drinks, the more fun she has, and the more people like her. This became clear less than three months later at the Saint Ray formal when Charlotte gets drunk and has sex with Hoyt, completely going against everything she believed in when she started school.

I am writing this character statement in hopes that it will help you to see what kind of person Stevonda Goodwin is, despite the transgression that led to this extent.

Charlotte is described as simple, plain, and petite and the daughter of a clergyman just like Jane. Whenever, Charlotte wanted to get away from her daily life, she would absorb herself