Explain the popularity and appeal of Susanna Rowsons novelCharlotte Temple upon its publication in 1791. How did Rowson seekto disarm readers who may be suspicious of the moral utility ofreading fiction? Who are the new readers that she claims to bewriting for? Describe how the book uses the multiple (and gendered)meanings of virtue to explore issues of seduction corruptionpower and choice that were in the minds and political debates ofAmericans in the decade of the 1790s? How might the novel be readas a cautionary tale both for young women and the youngrepublic?