When Charlotte was in trial, Captain Jaggery consistently points out how Charlotte joining the crew was ‘unnatural’, “‘Is being a crew member not unnatural for a girl?’ ‘Unusual,’ I insisted. Not unnatural,” (Avi 169). The emphasised phrase of ‘unnatural’ adds the dramatic effect of him trying to convince the crew that Charlotte being a part of the crew is unnatural. He makes the crew believe it progressively as he adds facts to back it up.
Ever since Charlotte joined the crew, Captain Jaggery was 100 percent against the idea. He uses his argument in the trial, “‘Miss Doyle, let me then put then put the question to you. Have you ever heard of a girl joining a crew,’” (Avi 167). Captain Jaggery uses a rhetorical question to make the crew and