In approximately 200 words, identify an important motif from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and explain how that motif relates to the novel's major themes. Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

Realism was a fairly influential and widespread literary movement in the united states in the latter half of the nineteenth century. which american writer is among the pioneers of american realism? a. ernest hemingway b. f. scott fitzgerald c. j. d. salinger d. mark twain