Charlotte's Web
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As you should know Tuesdays is book blog day were we talk about one particular book and pretty much run with it. Today's blog is on Charlotte's Web by E. B. White.
After a little girl named Fern Arable pleads for the life of the runt of a litter of piglets, her father gives her the pig to nurture, and she names him Wilbur. She treats him as a pet, but not a month later, Wilbur is no longer small, and is sold to Fern's Uncle Homer Zuckerman. In Zukerman's barn yard Wilbur yearns for companionship, but is snubbed by the other animals. He is befriended by a barn spider named Charlotte, whose web sits in a doorway overlooking Wilbur's enclosure. When Wilbur discovers that he is being raised for slaughter, she promises him to hatch a plan guaranteed to spare his life. Fern often sits on a stool, listening to the animals conversation, but over the course of the story, as she starts to mature, she begins to find other interests.
As the summer passes, Charlotte ponders the question of how to save Wilbur. At Last, she comes up with a plan, which she proceeds to implement. Reasoning that Zuckerman would not kill a famous pig, Charlotte weaves words and short phrases in praise of Wilbur into her web. Charlotte weaves the words “Some Pig” into the web, and the nest morning Lurvy sees the web and runs to find Mr. Zuckerman. This makes Wilbur, and the barn as a whole into tourist attractions, as many people believe the webs to be miracles. After that, Charlotte weaves the word “Terrific” into the web and then the whole thing starts up again. Charlotte then tells Templeton, a barn rat to get another word for the web. He goes to the dump and finds the word “Radiant” which she then weaves into her web. Ferns mother starts to get worried that she is spending too much time around the animals because she is telling her mother stories about the animals talking. Mrs. Arable then goes to visit Dr. Dorian, who persuades her that being among animals is natural and likely therapeutic for Fern.
Wilbur is eventually entered into the county fair, and Charlotte, as well as Templeton, accompany him. He ails to win the blue ribbon, but Is awarded a special prize by the judges. Charlotte weaves the last words into her web “Humble”. Charlotte hears the presentation of the award over the public address system and realizes that the prize means Zuckerman will cherish Wilbur for as long as the pig lives, and will never slaughter him for his meat. However, Charlotte, being a barn spider with a naturally short life span is already dying of natural causes by the time the award is announced, knowing she has saved Wilbur, and satisfied with the outcome of her life, she does not return to the barn with Wilbur and Templeton, and instead remains at the fairgrounds to die. However, she allows Wilbur to take with him her egg sac, from which her children will hatch in the spring. Meanwhile, Fern, who has matured significantly since the beginning of the novel, loses interest in Wilbur and starts paying attention to boys her age. She misses most of the Fair's events in order to go on the Ferris wheel with Henry Fussy, one of her classmates.
Wilbur waits out winter, a winter he would not have survived but for charlotte. He is initially delighted when Charlottes children hatch, but is later devastated when most leave the barn, only three remain to take up residence in Charlottes old doorway. Pleased at finding new friends, Wilbur names one of them Nellie, while the other two name themselves Joy and Arania. Further generations of spiders keep Wilbur company in subsequent years
- Charlotte's Web Wiki
Charlotte's web was Published on October 15th 1952 by Harper and Brothers and illustrated by Garth Williams.
Death is a major theme seen throughout the whole of Charlotte's Web, and shows that death is very much a part of life, Scholar Amy Ratelle says “That through Charlottes continual killing and eating of flies throughout the novel, White makes the concept of death normal for Wilbur and the readers”. In the book, death is a near foreign concept to both Wilbur and Templeton with the later seeing it as something that happens later in life, However Wilbur despite his worries escapes his death by slaughter thanks to Charlotte, however she is unable to escape her own, Charlotte passes away. Jordan Anne Deveraux explains that E. B. White discusses a few realities of death and points out from the novel “That readers learn that death can be delayed, but that no one can avoid it forever”
I came across Charlottes web in primary school and loved it. Mainly due to the fact it was a book about animals and life on a farm, the books theme of death isn't very obvious and is handled quite well, definitely holds off the in your face theming some other books can do. I highly recommend the book to those who love reading and have children of primary school age who also love reading and I give the book an 8/10.
Elwyn
Brooks White was born on July 11th 1899 in Mount Vernon,
New York the youngest of six children to parents Samuel Tilly White
the president of a piano Firm and Jessica Hart White, the daughter of
Scottish-American painter William Hart. After Graduating from Cornell
University in 1921 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, White worked for
various companies including the American Legion and The Seattle Times
before publishing his first article in 1925. Over his writing life,
White would go onto write several popular children's books and would
become recognised as The New Yorkers most important contributor where
he provided the Magazines “Newsbreaks”as well as become a
Co-Author of the English Language style guide The Elements of Style,
White was also a columnist for Harper's Magazine from 1938 to 1943.
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