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The True Confession Of Charlotte Doyle Analysis

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“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. -Charles Spurgeon
Be Careful who you trust. In the story “The True Confession of Charlotte Doyle,” by Avi, the theme of the novel is careful who you trust. I choose the quote because I think it fits the theme of the book. I think it goes with the theme of the book because it talks about trust. When Charlotte first came on the ship she didn’t know who she could trust, who to be friends with. If you lie then you can lose that trust, but if you tell the truth and nothing but the truth then that person trusts you. In the first few chapters Charlotte was terrified because she was on a ship full of men, she was the only girl on board. But, she had a few people
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