Alexis Ayala Ms. Sessa English 3- Per.6 9 February 2023 HF Comparative Research: The Aviators Wife The Aviator's wife by Melanie Benjamin is a thrilling story that shows the life of Charles Lindberg and his wife Anne. This story, although relatively accurate, has its faults. Charles is shown as controlling when in reality he was a good husband. The story shown in the book is accurate to the events such as the kidnapping of baby charlie that took place in real life. In real life the Lindbergs went through a lot of trauma when their son, Charlie, was kidnapped. In the FBI’s official report they shared that the Lindbergs had Charlie in 1930. A year later he was kidnapped from his room in the middle of the night. The man who kidnapped Charlie …show more content…
Charles Lindberg is painted as a controlling husband in the book., He demands to be put in charge of the investigation saying “I'll monitor everything from the house, including all communications, incoming and outgoing.” (Benjamin 190). In the book, Charles is shown multiple times as cold and controlling. He tells Anne to do things and gets mad at her for comforting their baby saying he needs to learn to manage his own feelings. however in real life all articles point to his heart break over his son being gone. Charles in real life knows the best chance to get his son back is by asking for help. “Colonel Lindbergh asked friends to communicate with the kidnappers, and they made widespread appeals for the kidnappers to start negotiations.” (FBI official report). Charles was in a very vulnerable state, he knew he needed help and was able to ask for it. No one will ever know how Charles acted around Anne and we can never for sure say what he was like. The author likely chose this side of Charles to show how truely traumatic this event was for their family and the impact it