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Charlotte's Web Analysis

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In “Charlotte’s Web” by E. B. White, the great theme for the book evolved around love and unlikely friendships. Wilbur was able to avoid his destined fate of death through the love of Fern and Charlotte. The moment Fern saw Wilbur, she knew he couldn’t die. With her father’s grace, she was able to take of Wilbur until he went to her uncle’s house down the street. It was there, Wilbur met Charlotte and it was there, the spider and the pig created an unlikely bond. Charlotte was like a mother figure for Wilbur, she always had his best interest at heart. Charlotte showed that by saving Wilbur’s life, she created a master plan to web words in her web to make an attraction so Wilbur can look like: “some pig, humble, terrific, and radiant.” By doing this, Wilbur was viewed as an exceptional pig who couldn’t be put to death. There was something special about him and Charlotte created it all. A point in the book where we can see their unlikely friendship is when Charlotte tried to teach Wilbur how to spin a web. He was unsuccessful in his attempt because a pig cannot spin a web. This is a part in …show more content…

The language is simplistic and not too challenging. One of the greatest aspect of this book that I loved was that the language connected to the mood and whether of the book. “Charlotte’s Web”, transitioned through all the seasons and mood relate to a season. If it was spring/summer, words used would be upbeat happy and hopefully words. If it was winter/fall, the words words used are gloomy, sad, and hopeless. For example, Chapter 6 in Charlotte’s Web is titled, “Summer Days,” a passage from this chapter states “You know how summer rocks? Well, it rocks on a farm, too, especially now that Fern is off from school and gets to visit Wilbur more. Plus, the birds are singing and flowers are growing.” Here we see the happy and hopefully words about the feelings of

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