How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Come now, gentlemen!" the captain barked. "This is a court of law. All of you are required to speak the truth. You swore upon the Bible to do so. I'll ask again, did any of you see this girl with this knife?" (18.80)
In Jaggery's courtroom, the Bible becomes not so much a moral guide as a means of intimidation. The captain uses the Bible to bully the men during the trial.
Quote #8
Regarding Captain Jaggery, the log read simply. At the crew's urging I wrote that our noble captain had kept his post at the wheel during the hurricane, only to be swept away in the storm's final hour. Mr. Hollybrass was afforded the same heroic death. I have been skeptical of accounts of deceased heroes ever since. (22.2)
Once Charlotte becomes the keeper of the Seahawk's log, she learns that history is very much open to interpretation. Just because something is written down, doesn't make it true.
Quote #9
Though Fisk and Barlow insisted I move into the captain's quarters, I continued to work watch and watch as before. In between I wrote furiously in my journal, wishing to set down everything. It was as if only be reliving the events in my own words could I believe what had happened. (22.3)
As she writes down what has happened, Charlotte is able to reflect on her journey. By telling her story in her own words, her adventures become believable. How is Charlotte's writing of the journal different from her father's experience of reading it?