Imagine that you could give one character in the novel advice to help him or her in the story. Whom would you choose, what would you tell him or her, and why? In a short journal entry of about 150 words, and using details from the novel, describe your advice and explain how it would help the character. The novel is THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE:

Robert was not waiting for her in the little parlor. he was nowhere at hand. the house was empty. but he had scrawled on a piece of paper that lay in the lamplight: "i love you. good-by—because i love you." what significant idea, presented throughout the novel, does robert's final departure and note highlight? edna is ultimately alone in her rebirth. edna needs to find solace in her children. edna will never be truly loved by anyone. edna should not have forsaken her family.