A Book Review on

CHARLOTTES WEB
by E.B. WHITE
Submitted by :
CARL MATTHEW G.FERNANDEZ
Grde ! " #imond
Submitted to:
Ms. LYNETTE C. TARUBAL
Te$%er
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introdu$tion &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&.. '
Body &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& (
T%eme) &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& *
Con$+u)ion &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&. ,
Bib+io-r.%y &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& /
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+e took 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%+y entit+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) im.re))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) $+er 2rom %i) .oem 0tur+ Hi)tory written twenty t%ree
yer) be2ore C%r+otte) Web t%t W%ite %d been +on- 2)$inted by ).ider) nd
t%eir web).
W%ite) t+e w) born 2rom +ove o2 nture nd t%ere i) not%in- 2or$ed
bout it. T%e 2o++owin- i) W%ite) own de)$ri.tion 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) Web de+iberte+y1 nevert%e+e))1
t%e t%in- )trted inno$ent+y enou-%1 nd I ke.t on be$u)e I 2ound it w) 2un. It
+)o be$me rewrdin- in ot%er wy) " nd t%t w) )ur.ri)e1 ) I m not
e))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)
Web in '/!; nd %i) editor1 <r)u+ 0ord)trom $+imed t%t )%e never +tered even
word o2 t%e mnu)$ri.t t%t w) de+ivered to %er nd .ub+i)%ed t%t yer. S%e
did )u--e)t di22erent $%.ter nme 2or 6T%e #et% o2 C%r+otte7 w%i$% 2in++y
be$me 6T%e L)t #y7. =i2ty t%ou)nd $o.ie) were .rinted immedite+y
nd C%r+otte) Web went 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 Review nd 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>redA 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+otteB)
Web inve)ti-te) t%e individu+B) re+tion)%i. to t%e un$ertinty o2 +i2e1 o2
2riend)%i.1 +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 $om.nion)%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) Web i) )ti++ one o2 t%e be)t>+oved $%i+dren)
book) o2 ++ time.
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BODY
A. C%r$ter)
1. Templeton
Tem.+eton i) t%e rt t%t +ive) under Wi+burB) trou-%. Be2ore Wi+bur
meet) C%r+otte1 %e .))e) %i) time t+kin- to Tem.+eton nd +t%ou-%
it i) Bnot t%e mo)t intere)tin- o$$u.tion in t%e wor+d it i) better t%n
not%in-.B 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.$t on w%t %..en) to Wi+bur in t%e
end.
2. Lamb
T%e youn- nd in)en)itive +mb re2u)e) to .+y wit% Wi+bur w%en %eB)
+one+y. Com.+ete+y )ure o2 %im)e+21 t%e +mb t%ink) %e know) better
t%n Wi+bur nd ttem.t) to %umi+ite %im by te++in- %im %ow +itt+e %e
t%ink) o2 %im. Litt+e doe) %e re+iDe %ow t%i) betry) %i) immturity
be$u)e %i) $omment doe)nBt re++y mke mu$% )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$tion) to run w%en Lurvy1 3r. Eu$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"#$%
Lurvy i) t%e Eu$kermnB) %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)$.e). Lurvy i) t%e 2ir)t .er)on to )ee t%e word) in C%r+otteB) web.
nd w%en Wi+bur be$ome) 2mou)1 %e obedient+y )%i2t) %i) 2o$u)
2rom t%e u)u+ -rden $%ore) to +ookin- 2ter Wi+bur.
&. M#. Z"'(e#man
3r Eu$kermn i) Avery nd =ernB) un$+e nd t%e owner o2 +r-e
2rm down t%e rod 2rom t%e Arb+eB). 3r Eu$kermn ri)e) .i-) nd
buy) Wi+bur 2or )i5 do++r).
). M#. A#able
He i) =ernB) 2t%er. 3r. Arb+eB) 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+burB) +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$e#%
Avery i) =ernB) e+der brot%er: %e i) ten yer) o+d nd %e i) boi)terou)
nd --re))ive. W%en =ern i) -iven t%e .i-+et1 Avery > +te out o2 bed
> demnd) t%t %e i) -iven one too. Hi) mot%er de)$ribe) %im to #r
#orin ) ty.i$+ 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) .m.ered
nd bbied by %er nd i) $om.+ete+y $ontent w%en %e i) )urrounded by
=ernB) +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
C%r+otte i) $oo+ nd $o++e$ted. S%e i) .r$ti$+1 beuti2u+1 )ki++ed nd
un)entiment+. S%e $nBt ber Wi+bur $ryin-1 )yin- t%t )%e $nBt
)tnd B%y)teri$)B. 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 $retivity mn-e) to
mni.u+te t%e event) t%t tke .+$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): Gterri2i$ nd Grdint G%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 Eu$kermn) 2rm durin- t%e
'/!H) @w%en t%e nove+ w) .ub+i)%edA.
C. 4+ot o2 t%e 0ove+
'. E5.o)ition
Wi+bur t%e .i-1 C%r+otte t%e ).ider1 =ern1 Avery1 Tem.+eton
t%e rt1 3r. Eu$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-.
(. Con2+i$t
I) w%en Wi+bur t%ou-%t %e w) -oin- to -o to t%e )moke%ou)e1 or
die. So %e %d to 2ind %e+d t%t) w%en %e %d met C%r+otte.
I. C+im5
W%en Tem.+eton brou-%t b$k )ome rti$+e) wit% word) 6Some 4i-7
w) wrote in C%r+otte) web. 3r. 3r. Eu$kermn went to 2eed
Wi+bur1 %e )w it1 nd dy) +ter everybody 2rom round town w)
t t%eir brn.
!. =++in- A$tion
W%en 3r). Arb+e nd 3r. Eu$kermn de$ided Wi+bur w) -oin- to
be in t%e 2ir $om.etition nd .+$ed )e$ond. W%en C%r+otte
wrote -in in %er web 6Humb+e17 everybody w) mDed but t t%e
end o2 t%e dy1 C%r+otte be$me wek.
J. Re)o+ution
C%r+otte %d to+d Wi+bur t%t )%e w) -ettin- wek1 nd it w)
%er time to -o. So Tem.+eton nd Wi+bur were re).on)ib+e 2or %er
+itt+e ).ider) to -et b$k to t%e brn.
THEMES OF THE NOVEL
T%e m?or t%eme) in C%r+otte) Web re 2riend)%i.1 )$ri2i$e1 +oy+ty1
-rowin- u.1 +i2e1 nd det%. T%e ut%or in$or.orte) n rry o2 $%r$ter) o2
%umn) nd 2rm nim+) in t%e nove+ )o t%t reder) $n -in in)i-%t) bout
2riend)%i.): w%t t%ey enti+1 nd det%: %ow to $$e.t it. T%e u)e o2 di22erent
nim+) in t%e )tory re.re)ent) t%e di22erent b$k-round) o2 .eo.+e. T%e ut%or
write) bout re+tion)%i.) between $%r$ter)1 t%eir 2ee+in-) 2or one not%er1 nd
%ow t%ey ++ de+ wit% trumti$ event). It ++ow) reder) to under)tnd t%e
beuty o2 re+ 2riend)%i. nd %ow to $re or +ove )omet%in- .ro.er+y nd
$om.))ionte+y nd not .o))e))ive+y or ne-tive+y.
T%e ut%or de.i$t) 2riend)%i. in .o)itive mnner. It w) )%own in t%e nove+
%ow .eo.+e $n $re 2or one not%er nd %ow +oy+ty nd %onor )u)tin t%e
re+tion)%i.. T%e ut%or e+e-nt+y in)$ribe) nd $onvey) in de+i$te mnner by
introdu$in- t%e notion t%t det% i) ntur+ .ro$e)) nd )%ou+d not be 2ered.
T%e virtue o2 +oy+ty w) +)o one o2 t%e t%eme) t%t reder) $n tke 2rom t%e
nove+. C%r+otte i) +oy+ to Wi+bur nd Wi+bur to C%r+otte. T%e ide o2 bein- b+e
to )tnd 2or nd by )omeone i) e5treme+y im.ortnt1 nd one wort%y o2 +ernin-.
On )ever+ o$$)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.
T%rou-%out t%e book1 C%r+otte i) +wy) wi++in- to %e+. Wi+bur. S%e ).in)
word) into %er web to )ve Wi+bur) +i2e1 even t%ou-% ).innin- t%e word) i) tirin-
nd di22i$u+t 2or %er. C%r+otte i) true 2riend. S%e %e+.) Wi+bur 2or one re)on
on+y " be$u)e )%e $re) bout %im.
Tem.+eton1 t%e rt1 on t%e ot%er %nd1 i) not re+ 2riend to Wi+bur.
Tem.+eton i) on+y wi++in- to +end %nd w%en t%ere i) )omet%in- in it 2or %im. W%en
%e i) )ked to %e+. )ve Wi+bur) +i2e1 %e re2u)e) t 2ir)t1 )yin-1 6Let %im die.7
Lter on1 %e -ree) to .it$% in1 but on+y be$u)e %e wnt) to kee. etin- Wi+bur)
me+).
At t%e end o2 t%e book1 Wi+bur )%ow) t%t %e %) +erned t%e true menin-
o2 2riend)%i.. He %e+.) C%r+otte by tkin- %er e-- )$ b$k to t%e brn1 w%ere %e
know) %er bbie) wi++ be )2e. He doe) t%i) deed not 2or )e+2i)% re)on1 but out o2
$on$ern 2or %i) 2riend.
In C%r+otte) Web1 t%e ut%or )%ow) t%t re+ 2riend wi++ %e+. you even i2
%e or )%e %) not%in- to -in 2rom doin- )o. Redin- t%i) book mde me re+iDe %ow
im.ortnt it i) to %e+. ot%er). Bein- -ood 2riend men) bein- t%ere w%en you re
needed. T%e book u)e) word) t%t re e)y to under)tnd on my .rt. I
re$ommend t%i) book to my $+))mte) be$u)e it i) ..ro.rite to our -e.
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