Feminist Refutation of the Deconstruction of The True Confessions of Ch

A Feminist Refutation of the Deconstruction of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle As Captain jaggerys ostensibly moral imperative from Avis The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle implores, we the readers treasure the natural order of the world through our perplexity in our heroine as reflected in our intuitive reflection upon and deconstructionalist critique of the book. In fact, it is likely that our agnosticism of Charlottes story is as much a comment on our attitudes towards sexual urge subroutines as it is an educated and thoughtful response to its clues. Even as we find ourselves believing along with the story, we, upon reflection, find valid ways to place down that believability, in no small part because we define what she does as either female (believ equal to(p)) and male (not believable). The preceding was provided so that the student could gain an sense of the paper. The complete paper begins below So what we have here is a girl who admits she owns the weapo n that murdered Mr. Hollybrass. A girl who lied slightly where she got it. A girl who was taught to use a blade, and learned to use it, as Mr. Grimes would have it, uncommon well. A girl who, all agree, is unnatural in every way she acts. Gentlemen, do we not, as natural men, need to fool away heed? Is it not our duty, our obligation, to protect the natural order of the world? (Avi, 178) As Captain Jaggerys ostensibly moral imperative from Avis The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle implores, we the readers protect the natural order of the world through our disbelief in our heroine as reflected in our intuitive reflection upon and deconstructionalist critique of the book. In fact, it is likely that our disbelief of Charlottes story is a... ...ive to males. This in itself indicates a gender expectation on the part of the reader, one that predisposes the reader to disbelieve and should path us all to re-examine our motivations in deconstructing the text. Moreover, females and mal es alike colored Charlottes adaptation to her circumstances with a movement from a female role to a male role as if gender roles were intractable and blanket from both the male and female points of view -- she wouldnt be able to do it, despite the fact that quite possibly her own survival dictated she probably could have not done otherwise formerly again, logic dictates that we at least acknowledge that our inability to accept Charlottes account could be more of a reflection of our gender expectations than her squirm of the truth. Works CitedAvi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. New York Avon Books.1990.