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I had a great idea for a spidersona. So, remember reading charlottes web? Well, the pig is friends with the radioactive spider and when it’s about to die she bites him so he can be safe and leave the farm and look after people like she did for him.
I feel oh so sad by this origin story I’ve made up
Review of “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White
Genre: Children’s Classic
Rating: 5/5
Summary: A pig named Wilbur is sold to a nearby farm by his former owner, Fern, an 8 years old girl, whose father can’t afford to have a pig in the house anymore. Wilbur feels lonely and is always in search of a friend. Finally, he meets a very sweet and gentle spider named Charlotte, who accepts his friendship.
My Opinion: The friendship between Wilbur and Charlotte is one of the best friendships in literature. They both are very caring towards each other. The character of Fern is very similar to that of my little sister’s. She too, like Fern, loves all sorts of animals (even insects). Her obsession towards this, worries my mother too (just like Fern’s mother). The whole book was very heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. I have never cried, reading a book, like the way I did towards the end of this one. This book has made a special place in my heart and it has become my favourite book of all time.
Favourite Character: I love Charlotte. She has an air of warmth around her. The way she talks is very pleasant. The lullaby she sings to put Wilbur to sleep, constantly worrying about his health and reassuring him at times of insecurities, proves how loyal she is as a friend. I am scared to death of spiders. Charlotte is definitely my one and only favourite spider.
Quote: “After all, what’s a life, anyway? We’re born, we live a little while, we die.”
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"'Why did you do all this for me?' Wilbur asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' "You have been my friend, replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die... By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle.
Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.'"
~From Charlotte's Web by Elwyn Brooks, "E.B." White
