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Charlotte's Web by E.B. White Kayla Back, Katelyn Hensley, Meagan Ours, Shaquana Smith, Courtney Whetzel

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Page 1: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - wp.bridgewater.edu · never forgot Charlotte. Main Characters Templeton A glutton Selfish Crafty Lamb Insensitive Goose Caring mother Drama seeker

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

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

Courtney Whetzel

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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

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E.B. White

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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)

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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)

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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.

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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

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● 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

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ThemesFriendship & LoyaltyDeterminationGrowing UpLife & Death

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Charlotte’s Web adaptations

● Picture books● Easy readers ● Plays● Movies

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Disneyfication and other film/theatrical

portrayals

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

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

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More Charlotte’s WebCharlotte’s Web 2

animated, 2003

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More Charlotte’s WebCharlotte’s Web the Musical

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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