Charlotte Temple

I thought that in the beginning of Charlotte Temple the introduction of characters were not very clear and that a lot of people were just thrown into the story and I was at first thrown off. I also found the story portrayed Charlotte as a very innocent girl who was being played by Montraville and La Rue in the beginning. She was being used by La Rue so she could get out of her current situations and leave the town. I also believe that La Rue was going to try and bring Charlotte down to have the same reputation as she has, to be under appreciated and looked down upon. She conned her into doing things that she shouldn’t have, such as sneaking away at night, going out when she shouldn't have and other situations of this nature. Montraville also played a very interesting role in Charlotte’s life. He came and stole her heart and toyed with her. Then she decided to go away with him and leave her family behind as he wrote a letter to her parents addressed from Charlotte and told them they were married and off living a good life and should need not to worry. Soon after arriving to America, Montraville abandoned Charlotte and found a new girl. Charlotte, alone and pregnant with his child was devastated. She went home and had her child, Lucy, and then died alone and without her love, or whom she thought had taken that role in her life. Charlotte had a very interesting and confusing life to deal with throughout the book. She went through many ups, downs, betrayals, and days of loneliness. Needless to say, she was used in many ways by people who she thought were very fond of her.