Trinity Church After the Fire of 1776

Trinity Church After the Fire of 1776

Thomas Barrow

1861

A Sketching of the Trinity Church after the fire. In the photograph, you see the church where the front is burnt down and there is rubble from where the church used to stand. There are two men standing in front of the church and the tombstones look scattered and one of the men is resting on one of the tombstones. The theme of death is present in this sketch both literally and metaphorically speaking. In literal terms, both Charlotte dies and the church that is surrounded by a graveyard filled with people who have passed. Metaphorically speaking, in the book the theme of death is seen as the ultimate fate for Charlotte. Her death was more of a punishment for her innocence and her being naïve. In the photograph, the theme of death is also present that the church, a place of sanctuary and comfort, burns to the ground. When the church has burned, the only things left exposed are the tombstones to expose the bodies, including Charlotte’s that lay there.

Lauren Samuel

"Charlotte Temple, a Tale of Truth." Google Books. University of Michigan, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2015.

Rowson, Susanna. Charlotte Temple, A Tale of Truth. New York and London: Funk and Wagnalls, 1905. Print.

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