# Gender and Power in Charlotte Temple

> Theme guide for Charlotte Temple by Susanna Haswell Rowson.

The novel highlights the power imbalance between men and women, as male characters like Montraville and Belcour control Charlotte's fate, while women are vulnerable to seduction, abandonment, and social ruin.

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