A Book Review On Charlotte's Web

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A Book Review on

CHARLOTTES WEBby E.B. WHITE

Submitted by :

CARL MATTHEW G.FERNANDEZ

Grde ! " #imond

Submitted to:

Ms. LYNETTE C. TARUBAL

Te$%er


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introdu$tion &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&.. '

Body &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& (

T%eme) &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& *

Con$+u)ion &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&. ,

Bib+io-r%y &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& /


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INTRODUCTION

About t%e 0ove+ nd t%e Aut%or

A) $%i+d1 E.B. W%ite 2ound $om+ete %ine)) durin- )ummer) in t%e

Be+-rde Lke) in 3ine nd t%i) +ove o2 nture1 w%i$% +)ted %i) w%o+e +i2e1

in)ired ++ t%ree o2 %i) $%i+dren) book). Hi) 2ir)t1 Sturt Litt+etook W%ite bout

ei-%teen yer) to write but C%r+otte) Web w) $om+eted 2ter re+tive+y )%ort

-e)ttion eriod o2 two yer). T%e )tory be-n ) n e))y 2or t%e At+nti$

3ont%+yentit+ed #et% o2 4i-w%i$% to+d o2 %ow W%ite +ooked 2ter n i++ i- t%t

eventu++y died.

T%e ide 2or C%r+otte) Web$me to W%ite w%i+e %e w) on %i) 2rm. He

e5+in): 6One dy w%en I w) on my wy to 2eed t%e i-1 I be-n to 2ee+ )orry 2or

t%e i- be$u)e1 +ike mo)t i-)1 it w) doomed to die. T%i) mde me )d )o I

)trted t%inkin- o2 wy) to )ve i-) +i2e. I %d been wt$%in- bi- -rey )ider

t %er work nd w) imre))ed by %ow $+ever )%e w) t wevin-. Grdu++y I

worked t%e )ider into t%e )tory t%t you know )tory o2 2riend)%i nd )+vtion

on 2rm.7 In 2$t1 it i) $+er 2rom %i) oem 0tur+ Hi)torywritten twenty t%ree

yer) be2ore C%r+otte) Webt%t W%ite %d been +on- 2)$inted by )ider) nd

t%eir web).

W%ite) t+e w) born 2rom +ove o2 nture nd t%ere i) not%in- 2or$ed

bout it. T%e 2o++owin- i) W%ite) own de)$rition o2 %i) work1 tken 2rom t%e 0ew

8ork Time): 6W%t m I )yin- to my reder9 We++1 I never know. Writin- to me i)

not n e5er$i)e in ddre))in- reder) it i) more ) t%ou-% I were t+kin- to my)e+2

w%i+e )%vin-. 3y 2ory into t%e 2ie+d o2 $%i+dren) +iterture w) n $$ident1 nd

+t%ou-% I do not men to )u--e)t t%t I )un my two yrn) in er2e$t inno$en$e

nd t%t I did not )et bout writin- C%r+otte) Webde+iberte+y1 nevert%e+e))1

t%e t%in- )trted inno$ent+y enou-%1 nd I ket on be$u)e I 2ound it w) 2un. It

+)o be$me rewrdin- in ot%er wy) " nd t%t w) )urri)e1 ) I m note))enti++y )toryte++er nd w) tkin- %o+idy 2rom my re-u+r work.7

W%ite w) workin- t t%e %ei-%t o2 %i) $r2t w%en %e 2ini)%ed C%r+otte)

Webin '/!; nd %i) editor1


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be$me 6T%e L)t #y7. =i2ty t%ou)nd $oie) were rinted immedite+y

nd C%r+otte) Webwent on to be$ome t%e be)t>)e++in- $%i+dren) erb$k book

in Ameri$.

W%en it w) 2ir)t ub+i)%ed1 Eudor We+ty reviewed it 2or t%e 0ew 8ork

Time) Book Reviewnd de$+red it 6?u)t bout er2e$t7. T%e book did %ve it)$riti$) t%ou-% nd Anne Crro++ 3oore " w%o w) t%e ower2u+ %ed o2 C%i+dren)

Servi$e) o2 t%e 0ew 8ork 4ub+i$ Librry > wrote in 6T%e Horn Book7 t%t )%e

t%ou-%t W%ite) book w) 6%rd to tke 2rom )o m)ter2u+ %nd7. 3ny be+ieve

t%t 3oore +yed $riti$+ ro+e in denyin- W%ite t%e -o+d 0ewbery )e+. In)ted

Ann 0o+n C+rk) @)e+dom>red 6T%e Se$ret o2 t%e Ande)7 won t%e med+.

Some o2 t%e er+y $ontrover)y )urroundin- t%e book )temmed 2rom W%ite)

%one)t ortry+ o2 i))ue) o2 +i2e nd det%. A2ter Wor+d Wr Two t%ere w) mu$%

2er nd un$ertinty bout det% nd1 written in '/!;1 C%r+otte)

Webinve)ti-te) t%e individu+) re+tion)%i to t%e un$ertinty o2 +i2e1 o2

2riend)%i1 +ove nd +o)). A+t%ou-% t%e book ddre))e) det%1 +one+ine)) nd +o))1 it

+)o $e+ebrte) +i2e1 +ove nd $omnion)%i nd t%i) i) w%t mke) t%e nove+ )o

movin-. W%ite %im)e+21 mkin- $ommer$i+ re$ordin- o2 C%r+otte) Web1 $%oked

) %e red t%e word) 6nd no one w) wit% %er w%en )%e died.7 Over 2i2ty yer)

2ter it) ub+i$tion nd C%r+otte) Webi) )ti++ one o2 t%e be)t>+oved $%i+dren)

book) o2 ++ time.

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A. C%r$ter)1. Templeton

Tem+eton i) t%e rt t%t +ive) under Wi+bur) trou-%. Be2ore Wi+bur

meet) C%r+otte1 %e ))e) %i) time t+kin- to Tem+eton nd +t%ou-%

it i) not t%e mo)t intere)tin- o$$ution in t%e wor+d it i) better t%n

not%in-. 0evert%e+e))1 Tem+eton +y) $ru$i+ ro+e in t%e )tory by

2indin- t%e word) nd retrievin- t%e e-- )$. A+t%ou-% %e doe) )o

re+u$tnt+y1 %e %) +r-e im$t on w%t %en) to Wi+bur in t%e

end.

2. LambT%e youn- nd in)en)itive +mb re2u)e) to +y wit% Wi+bur w%en %e)

+one+y. Com+ete+y )ure o2 %im)e+21 t%e +mb t%ink) %e know) better

t%n Wi+bur nd ttemt) to %umi+ite %im by te++in- %im %ow +itt+e %e

t%ink) o2 %im. Litt+e doe) %e re+iDe %ow t%i) betry) %i) immturity

be$u)e %i) $omment doe)nt re++y mke mu$% )en)e > ) Wi+bur

oint) out1 not%in- $n be +e)) t%n not%in- ot%erwi)e not%in- wou+d

be )omet%in-.

. Goose

T%i) )tutterin- -oo)e +ike) -ivin- in)tru$tion) nd i) bit o2 troub+e

mker. T%e -oo)e en$our-e) Wi+bur to e)$e nd t%en -ive) %im

dire$tion) to run w%en Lurvy1 3r. u$kermn1 nd t%e )nie+ try to

$t$% %im. S%e i) n ttentive mot%er %owever nd i) keen to rote$t

%er e--) 2rom t%e %r)% wet%er. S%e i) )u)i$iou) o2 Tem+eton nd

worried t%t %e wi++ try nd %rm %er youn- but )%e ++ow) %im to tke

%er dud e-- to kee mon- %i) $o++e$tion o2 ?unk.

!. L"#$%

Lurvy i) t%e u$kermn) %ired mn w%o work) very %rd nd i)

$om+ete+y %nd) on. He 2eed) Wi+bur nd %e+) to $t$% %im w%en %e

e)$e). Lurvy i) t%e 2ir)t er)on to )ee t%e word) in C%r+otte) web.

nd w%en Wi+bur be$ome) 2mou)1 %e obedient+y )%i2t) %i) 2o$u)

2rom t%e u)u+ -rden $%ore) to +ookin- 2ter Wi+bur.


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&. M#. Z"'(e#man

3r u$kermn i) Avery nd =ern) un$+e nd t%e owner o2 +r-e

2rm down t%e rod 2rom t%e Arb+e). 3r u$kermn ri)e) i-) nd

buy) Wi+bur 2or )i5 do++r).

). M#. A#able

He i) =ern) 2t%er. 3r. Arb+e) de$i)ion to -o out nd )+u-%ter t%e

runt i) w%t )trt) t%e ro$e)) in motion 2or t%e w%o+e )tory. Hi)

di)re-rd 2or t%e i-+et i) w%t brin-) =ern to )tnd u 2or it nd to

2i-%t 2or it) +i2e. He doe) +et =ern kee t%e i-+et nd i) tou$%ed by

%er rote)ttion) but i) 2irm w%en %e de$ide) to )e++ Wi+bur t 2ive

week) o+d.

*. Fe#n

S%e i) one o2 t%e min $%r$ter) in t%e nove+. =ern i) $om+ete+y

+ovin- nd1 t t%e be-innin- o2 t%e nove+1 tot++y inno$ent. S%e i)

$on$erned er)on w%o )ve) Wi+bur) +i2e by r-uin- wit% %er 2t%er

t%t )m++ i-+et %) ?u)t ) mu$% ri-%t to +ive +r-e i-+et. S%e

)ub)eFuent+y +ook) 2ter %im ) mot%er wou+d nd w%en %e i) )ent to

+ive wit% %er un$+e1 )%e )ti++ vi)it) %im. S%e %) bi- %ert nd

mot%er+y nture.

+. A$e#%

Avery i) =ern) e+der brot%er: %e i) ten yer) o+d nd %e i) boi)terou)

nd --re))ive. W%en =ern i) -iven t%e i-+et1 Avery > +te out o2 bed

> demnd) t%t %e i) -iven one too. Hi) mot%er de)$ribe) %im to #r

#orin ) tyi$+ out o2 door) boy > dventurou) nd $re2ree.

,. W-lb"#

He i) not%er min $%r$ter in t%e nove+. Sen)itive nd vu+nerb+e1

Wi+bur i) born runt nd )ved 2rom n untime+y det% by =ern w%o

)ub)eFuent+y +ook) 2ter %im unti+ %e i) 2ive week) o+d. He i) mered

nd bbied by %er nd i) $om+ete+y $ontent w%en %e i) )urrounded by

=ern) +ove: %e i) w%ee+ed round in %er rm nd %e ?oin) %er nd

Avery w%en t%ey -o )wimmin- nd w++ow) in t%e nerby mud. W%en %e

i) t%en tken 2rom %er1 %e i) very +one+y unti+ %e 2ind) +ove w%en %e

meet) C%r+otte.

1. C/a#lotte


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C%r+otte i) $oo+ nd $o++e$ted. S%e i) r$ti$+1 beuti2u+1 )ki++ed nd

un)entiment+. S%e $nt ber Wi+bur $ryin-1 )yin- t%t )%e $nt

)tnd %y)teri$). S%e i) $+ever nd +oy+ to %er 2riend) > )%e i) t%e

2ir)t to $om2ort Wi+bur by ))urin- %im )%e wi++ )ve %im w%en %e

2ind) out t%t %e i) to be ki++ed t C%ri)tm)time.S%e i) t%e rti)t o2 t%e nove+ nd t%rou-% %er $retivity mn-e) to

mniu+te t%e event) t%t tke +$e. Her +ove 2or Wi+bur u)%e) %er

to )ve %i) +i2e nd )%e mn-e) to rodu$e mir$+e " )%e

)in-+e%nded+y mn-e) to mke t%e %umn) )ee in Wi+bur w%t )%e

)ee): terri2i$ nd rdint %umb+e i-.

T%rou-%out t%e t+e )%e mot%er) Wi+bur nd +ook) 2ter %im ) i2 %e

were %er own. S%e work) tire+e))+y to )ve %im nd even t%ou-% )%e i)

dyin- t t%e end o2 t%e nove+1 )%e motivte) %er)e+2 to write t%e word

t%t wi++ )e$ure %i) )2ety.

B. Settin- o2 t%e 0ove+

T%e )ettin- tke) +$e min+y t t%e u$kermn) 2rm durin- t%e

'/!) @w%en t%e nove+ w) ub+i)%ed.

C. 4+ot o2 t%e 0ove+

'. E5o)ition

Wi+bur t%e i-1 C%r+otte t%e )ider1 =ern1 Avery1 Tem+eton

t%e rt1 3r. u$kermn nd ot%er minor $%r$ter). T%e )tory

tke) +$e min+y t t%e brn.

;. Ri)in- A$tion

W%en C%r+otte )ked Tem+eton to -o nd 2ind )ome word) 2or

Wi+bur t t%e ?unk yrd. T%ey t%ou-%t Wi+bur w) -oin- to be )o+d

i2 %e w)nt mDin- or won nyt%in-.


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2riend)%i): w%t t%ey enti+1 nd det%: %ow to $$et it. T%e u)e o2 di22erent

nim+) in t%e )tory rere)ent) t%e di22erent b$k-round) o2 eo+e. T%e ut%or

write) bout re+tion)%i) between $%r$ter)1 t%eir 2ee+in-) 2or one not%er1 nd

%ow t%ey ++ de+ wit% trumti$ event). It ++ow) reder) to under)tnd t%e

beuty o2 re+ 2riend)%i nd %ow to $re or +ove )omet%in- roer+y nd$om))ionte+y nd not o))e))ive+y or ne-tive+y.

T%e ut%or dei$t) 2riend)%i in o)itive mnner. It w) )%own in t%e nove+

%ow eo+e $n $re 2or one not%er nd %ow +oy+ty nd %onor )u)tin t%e

re+tion)%i. T%e ut%or e+e-nt+y in)$ribe) nd $onvey) in de+i$te mnner by

introdu$in- t%e notion t%t det% i) ntur+ ro$e)) nd )%ou+d not be 2ered.

T%e virtue o2 +oy+ty w) +)o one o2 t%e t%eme) t%t reder) $n tke 2rom t%e

nove+. C%r+otte i) +oy+ to Wi+bur nd Wi+bur to C%r+otte. T%e ide o2 bein- b+e

to )tnd 2or nd by )omeone i) e5treme+y imortnt1 nd one wort%y o2 +ernin-.On )ever+ o$$)ion) t%e )tory demon)trte) nture) )urviv+ in)tin$t. Er+y on in

t%e nove+ w%en Wi+bur i) 2ir)t moved outdoor)1 =ern i) worried t%t %e wi++ be $o+d

but %er 2t%er )y): 68ou wt$% nd )ee w%t %e doe).7 =ern wt$%e) Wi+bur oke

6t%e )trw wit% %i) )nout. In )%ort time %e %d du- tunne+ in t%e )trw. He

$rw+ed into t%e tunne+ nd di)ered 2rom )i-%t1 $om+ete+y $overed wit%

)trw.7 Even t%ou-% Wi+bur doe) not +ive wit% %i) +itter nd t%ere2ore wont %ve

+ernt by wt$%in- ot%er i-) %ow to kee wrm1 %e in)tin$tive+y know) w%t to do.

#r #orin mke) t%e )me oint wit% re-rd to C%r+otte. W%en )ked by 3r)

Arb+e i2 %e under)tnd) %ow word) $ou+d %ve ered in )ider) web1 %e

n)wer): 6I dont under)tnd it. But 2or t%t mtter I dont under)tnd %ow

)ider +erned to )in web I t%e 2ir)t +$e. W%en t%e word) ered1 everyone

)id t%ey were mir$+e. But nobody ointed out t%t t%e web it)e+2 i) mir$+e.7

CONCLUSION

KIn C%r+otte) Web by E.B. W%ite1 i- nmed Wi+bur -et) $%n$e in +i2e

t%nk) to +itt+e -ir+ nmed =ern nd )ider nmed C%r+otte. T%e ut%or )%ow)

t%t re+ 2riend wi++ %e+ you even i2 %e or )%e %) not%in- to -in 2rom doin- )o.


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