Introduction
“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both” (White, 184). The dynamic characters of Charlotte’s Web experience the intellectual, physical, emotional, and moral needs of children. “We have instant pudding, instant photos, instant coffee-but there are no instant adults” (Trelease, 31). Books are a foundation for children to gain comprehension of life lessons beneficial for their adult lives. This story will take us on a journey of love, physical well-being, the need to belong, the desire to achieve, the demonstration of change, the thirst for knowledge, the idea of beauty, and the comfort of structure.
To Love and Be Loved
Love: a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. The definition is simple and many of the characters share this emotion. The deepest love throughout the novel was that of Charlotte, a spider, and Wilber, a pig. When Wilbur was lonely and needed a friend, Charlotte was there. She was there to protect him and secure his safety. “She was to prove loyal and true to the very end” (White, 41). The concept of understanding death and dying is touched upon in Chapter two of David Russell’s Literature for Children. In this chapter, Russell refers to Wolf Erlbruch’s Duck, Death, and the Tulip. He
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You will live, secure and safe, Wilbur. Nothing can harm you now. These autumn days will shorten and grow cold. The leaves will shake loose from the trees and fall. Christmas will come, then the snows of winter. You will enjoy the beauty of the frozen world, for you mean a great deal to Zuckerman and he will not harm you, ever. Winter will pass, the days will lengthen, the ice will melt in the pasture pond. The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. All these sights and sounds and smells will be yours to enjoy, Wilbur – this lovely world, the precious days (White,