Review of Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web' by E. B. White was first published by Hamish Hamilton in 1952. It is a classic children's novel which won the 1970 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (Amazon). It is beautifully written with a great mix of seriousness, excitement and comedy. Even though this book is now over fifty years old it is still a wonderful book for children as its main themes of friendship and hope will always be current. The story is about Wilbur, a runty farm yard pig, who is saved from death by Mr Arable's eight year old daughter, Fern. Fern cares for and loves Wilbur as if he is a pet but eventually has to ironically send him to suffer another fate of death on Mr. Zukerman's farm. Fern remains a main character who …show more content…
There are only a small number of illustrations but these add character to the story. It is very well written books with one of the best first lines in any book I have ever read: "'Where's Papa going with that axe?'" (page 1) It gives very realistic images of what is going to occur and grabs the readers' interest immediately. This is the first threat of death for Wilbur but, interest is maintained as the threat continues and Wilbur's naivety and innocent make him a character that you want to see saved. As well as the main characters the other characters also help to maintain interest. Comedy comes from the geese and the rat, Templeton. Templeton is a greedy hoarder who the other animals distrust and, who wouldn't do anything for anyone without something in return. However, without his help Charlotte wouldn't have been able to save Wilbur. This teaches you that although you might always want to do something, when it helps others you should do, yet another simple message in the story. The geese are noisy and talk in a repetitive way, for example: " .toasty-oasty-oasty warm "' (page 35) and, "I'm no flibberty-ibberty-gibbet ' (page 35). White includes two children Fern who is eight years old and can hear what the animals are saying and, her brother Avery who is ten years, and is very ladish helping to make the story
The book is filled with dark, gruesome moments. Moments that leave the reader with a destroyed faith in humanity. At surface value this is all true, but after looking deeper into the book many values are present. These value pertain to societal change and conformity. In the book, Piggy is the stereotypical fat boy with the glasses. The book portrays Piggy to be the victim of the society the boys have established on their small island. Despite what he has been through, Piggy makes an effort to contribute to the society the boys have built. The book says, “Piggy was … so full of pride in his contribution to the good of society … that he helped to fetch wood.” (Golding 186). The book also contains values of conformity for the better. The book tells of Jack who became upset with the tribe. He decides that he will break away from the tribe and invites everyone but Ralph to join him. One by one all the boys follow Jack to restart their society; leaving Ralph behind. The boys in the new tribe began to succeed more while Ralph begins to struggle. If Jack did not break away, then that success would have been
The illustrations should help readers anticipate the unfolding of a story’s action and its climax.
One dark, misty night on Manor farm, the pigs were partying. They partied in the Jones house with Mr. Pilkington Napolean didn’t let any other animals into the house besides the pigs were so fat they couldn’t stand on two feet, they had to crawl. On the other hand the other animals were locked up in the barn and very mistreated; they were only fed leftover whiskey, milk, and apples.
It exemplifies the behavior of the boy and his father throughout the rest of the novel and shows how much they are willing to do to stay alive. It shows the fire within them.
This paragraph shows that Barker spent a lot of time putting details into his illustrations was very important because they created lots of suspense and force you to pay attention to the illustrations.
Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web is a moving story about farm animals. Many writers use abstract and abstruse diction to interpret a particular idea but E. B. White is different. The language used, the style, and the plots in this book are very humorous that I find it so impressive. The author, E. B. White, excels in creating animal characters that can talk and feel normally like humans as a simple farm was depicted as a lively family. Wilbur, the protagonist, is a runt among a litter of pigs.
Hana’s Suitcase and Charlotte’s Web are two very different styles of books. Hana’s Suitcase is a real-life story about a girl who suffered a terrible injustice at the hands of social world beliefs. During the time Hana Brady lived in the 1930s and where she lived in a town called Nove Mesto na Morave in the Province of Moravia in Czechoslovakia she herself, her family and many other Jewish people suffered tremendously and so many people were murdered. On the other hand, Charlotte’s Web is a story about a pig named Wilbur who was born the runt of the litter and was going to be killed because of his size in comparison to his siblings. Although they are very different types of books they do have several things themes and plot points which
Overall, the syntax in the novel is able to tie all of the literary elements together to create a story that captivates the
But this does not matter because sooner or later, things start to change. After Fern takes Wilbur to her Uncle Homer’s farm, she begins to shy away from Wilbur and her childlike imagination. She starts to focus on other things. Wilbur is there to fill the void of wanting a relationship in her life, but throughout the novel, Fern stops playing pretend and starts growing up. She ditches her relationship with animals for real-life relationships with people, especially boys.
The novel is powerful and beautiful, as it
This book is about many characters mostly animals. There are six main characters, these being first Old Major; an old pig that has won many contests and is favored by Jones. Second is Jones, the man who ran Manor Farm before the
Babe is just a piglet when farmer Hogget wins him at the fair and he is torn from his mother to live a different life. Fly the sheep dog steps up as his foster
Although friendship and language are an important theme illustrated in this novel, none of these themes could be in the book unless determination was first shown. In Charlotte’s Web, the author demonstrates that the theme of determination is the central idea illustrated in this book as demonstrated by Fern, Charlotte, and Wilbur spending portions of their life trying to save a life as well as demonstrate dedicated friendships.
As stated by Dr. Biebel-Stanley, it was nice to finally see a father figure. Mr. John Arable is the father of Fern and Avery and the husband to Mrs. Arable. He appears to be a good father and takes care of his children. He also tries to calm Mrs. Arable's fears about her daughter's notions that animals can talk. However, the first mention of Papa Arable is when Fern asks her mother, "Where's Papa going with that ax?" (White p. 1). Mrs. Arable explains why Papa was going to kill the newly born pig and states "Well, one of the pigs is a runt. It's very small and weak, and it will never amount to anything. So your father has decided to do away with it" (White p. 1). After listening to his daughter however, Mr. Arable lets his daughter keep Wilbur
I’ve read this book 2 years ago. I’ve heard so many flattering reviews that I decided to give it a try.