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Charlotte’s Web By E. B. White Kittaya Amrosoth ACBD 160D1 Dr. Elaine Marchello October 6, 2014 Introduction Charlotte’s Web is written by E. B. White in 1952. The story is about a runty pig named Wilbur and a skilled spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur finds out that he is raised to be food, his best friend Charlotte comes up with an idea to help him. She deceits people by making a web that praises Wilbur to make people think that he is a miraculous animal. The reason that I choose this book is because this book is about friendship, the relationship that we usually do not see in human-animal relationship. Also, it is similar to one of my favorite movies called “Babe” that I used to watch when I was young. Chapter 1 Summary …show more content…

Her family owns a farm. One day during breakfast time, Fern runs outside after her mother tells her that her father is heading to a hog house to kill a runty pig. Fern feels this is unfair to the pig and tries to save its’ life. Her father eventually decides to let the pig go and let Fern have it. She feeds him and names him Wilbur. The human-animal relationship Even though this is the first chapter, the human-animal relationship is obviously seen. Fern sees the pig as one life, not just an animal as she tells father she “see(s) no difference” between animal and human. She thinks it is injustice to take away one life just because one is being small. Perhaps, she might fight for the pig, because she is in the same boat. She feels that pig is helpless and needs her as it is shown when she feeds the pig like a newborn baby. The bond between the two is formed when Fern has named the pig Wilbur. Chapter …show more content…

In this book, friendship can be seen between animals to humans, and animals to animals. Wilbur and Charlotte’s friendship is incomparable. Charlotte sacrifices her life and helps her best friend until her last day of life. She never asks anything in return. The only thing that she wants is to know that her best friend is safe and sound. The relationship between Fern and Wilbur shows another aspect of human-animal relationship: friendship. Even though Wilbur and Fern’s friendship does not last. Fern is the one who saves him from the killing when he was little. She raises him up, and takes care of him until he is strong enough. In real life, people do not raise barn animals as a pet, but this book shows that it does not matter what kind of animals you have. The only thing that matters is that you love him/her or

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