, La Rue had noqualms about leaving her duties. She did not waver back and forth, asCharlotte did. She admirably made up her mind and was strong in herconvictions. As the novel Charlotte Temple showed devout loyalties to familyobligations, it also illustrated the rejection of familial and socialduties for the sake of love and personal growth. Again, Mr. Temple wasunder strict orders by his father to marry a woman who was good for thefamilys status and name. Specifically in the novel, he was commandedby his father to marry Miss Weatherby, an admired woman with an affluentfamily, not Lucy Eldridge, the poor, imprisoned daughter of a sailor. However, Temple went to his father, declared his love for Lucy, and leftthe house forever. This illustrated the point that, in the 18thcentury, people were growing tired of the social norms. The society was being restructured, and changing from a status based society, to one whodepended more on personal attribution. Normal was no longer arrangedmarriages and social standing, but personal growth and true love. Alsoillustrating this point is Charlotte Temple. Despite frequent waveringbetween family and true love, she finally chose true love withMontraville. La Rue also, after absolutely no wavering, left her joband her school and her job for personal growth. Charlotte and La Rue both valued their independence; this wasevident because they left their obligations to pursue it. However, theyeach valued it differently, and therefore, each story of independenceand growth ended differently. Charlotte, in her heart, would have likedto be independent. She felt strongly for Montraville, and longed to bewith him, but felt obligated to fulfill her duty to her parents. But,she ended up giving into her feelings, and left her duties at home toelope to America. She maintained her independence, even whenMontraville abandoned her. This showed that Charlotte wanted to be herown person, with no obligation...
