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Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Kayla Back, Katelyn Hensley, Meagan Ours, Shaquana Smith,

Courtney Whetzel

Charlotte’s Web

● First published in 1952● Considered to be one of the classics of children’s literature● Newberry Honor Award in 1953● Animal Fantasy● Illustrated by Garth Williams

E.B. White

About E.B. White

● Lived from 1899- 1985● A writer and contributing editor for The New Yorker ● Was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1973● Received the Newbery Honor, National Medal for Literature (1971), and the

Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1970)

Other Works by E.B. White

Children’s Books

● Stuart Little (1945)● The Trumpet of The White Swan (1970)

Works for Adults

● The Wild Flag (1943)● The Points of My Compass (1962)

PlotWilber’s born a runt & Mr. Arable want to kill him but his daughter Fern saves him. Wilber is Fern’s pet until he gets too big & is sent to Mr. Zuckerman’s farm. Wilber is happy until Mr. Zuckerman wants to kill him for food; Charlotte saves him.

SOME PIG ! TERRIFIC!RADIENT !HUMBLE !

Everyone is amazed on the farm, in the community & at the County Fair. Charlotte has done her job as a best

friend and a mother; she lays a sac of eggs at the County Fair. Wilber saves them as repayment to his best friend. Wilber then became friends with her

children and grandchildren, but he never forgot Charlotte.

Main Characters

● Templeton ○ A glutton

○ Selfish

○ Crafty

● Lamb○ Insensitive

● Goose○ Caring mother

○ Drama seeker

● Mr Arable○ Fern’s father

○ Practical

● Lurvy○ Works for Mr.

Zuckerman○ Discovers Charlotte’s

first message

● Avery○ Typical boy & younger brother

● Charlotte ○ Practical

○ Loyal

○ Clever & Artistic

● Fern ○ Moralist

○ Child but motherly in

nature

● Wilber○ Innocent & Gullible

○ Sensitive

○ Insecure but faithful

● Mr. Homer Zuckerman○ Farm owner

○ Fern’s uncle

ThemesFriendship & LoyaltyDeterminationGrowing UpLife & Death

Charlotte’s Web adaptations

● Picture books● Easy readers ● Plays● Movies

Disneyfication and other film/theatrical

portrayals

https://youtu.be/59NPbPilrwM1973 animated musicalParamount

https://youtu.be/POl2rMWGWdg2006, live action version

More Charlotte’s WebCharlotte’s Web 2

animated, 2003

More Charlotte’s WebCharlotte’s Web the Musical

Works Cited

● http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal#50s

● http://www.britannica.com/biography/E-B-White● http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/e-b-white● http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/wildermedal/wilderpast ● http://beck518.blogspot.com/2009/08/book-vs-movie-comparison-

charlottes-web.html● http://missdragonlady.blogspot.com/2013/10/charlottes-web-book-vs-

movie-and-muiscal.html