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  1. www.litcharts.com › lit › charlotte-s-webWilbur Character Analysis in Charlotte’s Web - LitCharts

    Charlotte. Wilbur the pig is the novel’s central protagonist. The runt of his spring litter, Wilbur is rescued from slaughter when Fern Arable insists that her father let him live. Fern raises Wilbur as if he’s a human baby, feeding him from bottles and taking him for carriage rides alongside her dolls and toys.

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      Summer is coming, and Wilbur has grown large. Mr. Arable has...

    • Uncle

      Three of Charlotte ’s daughters, who like Wilbur so much...

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      A queer look came over John Arable’s face. He seemed almost...

    • Charlotte

      Charlotte A. Cavatica, one of the novel’s protagonists, is a...

    • Homer Zuckerman

      Fern ’s uncle and Wilbur ’s second owner, Homer Zuckerman is...

  2. www.litcharts.com › lit › charlotte-s-webCharlotte’s Web: Chapter 5 Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

    Charlotte’s Web: Chapter 5. The night is long and passes fitfully. Wilbur keeps waking up at every tiny sound, anticipating the morning and the chance to greet his new friend. As soon as the sun comes up, Wilbur rises and starts looking all over the barn for the source of the voice, but can’t see anything new or strange.

  3. www.sparknotes.com › lit › charlottes-webWilbur Character Analysis in Charlotte's Web - SparkNotes

    Wilbur. Wilbur is established as the protagonist of Charlotte’s Web after he is saved by Fern, but he is shown as a dependent character early as he needed Fern to save him to even survive. Despite being born a runt, he was bottle fed by Fern and not only survived but thrived. After being sold to Mr. Zuckerman, he is still shown to be a highly ...

  4. www.coursehero.com › lit › Charlottes-WebCharlotte's Web Chapter 17 Summary - Course Hero

    When the Zuckermans and Arables have left to look at the things that interest adults at fairs, Charlotte informs Wilbur the pig in the pen next to his is much bigger than he is. She crawls over to investigate. The big pig tells her his name is Uncle and—like Wilbur—he was born in the spring. Reluctantly Charlotte passes on this information ...

  5. www.litcharts.com › lit › charlotte-s-webCharlotte’s Web: Chapter 9 Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

    Summary. Analysis. As the days pass by, Charlotte weaves and re-weaves her webs each time one of her prey disturbs its threads. Wilbur admires Charlotte’s hard work and special talents, and begins wishing that he could spin a web, too. Charlotte amusedly begins instructing Wilbur in the steps while Fern chuckles along.

  6. www.shmoop.com › charlottes-web › wilburWilbur in Charlotte's Web Character Analysis - Shmoop

    Yep, #2. When it comes to helping his friends or trying new tricks, he's gung-ho. But when it comes to saving himself, Wilbur panics. Case in point: take a look at Wilbur's reaction when he learns of the plot to kill him one day: "'I don't want to die!' screamed Wilbur, throwing himself to the ground. 'You shall not die,' said Charlotte, briskly.

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  8. www.gradesaver.com › charlottes-web › study-guideCharlotte’s Web Section Five Summary and Analysis - GradeSaver

    Charlotte's Web Summary and Analysis of Section Five. One afternoon, as Charlotte rebuilds her web after the destruction caused by wriggling trapped insects, Wilbur decides to try and spin his own web. He boasts to Charlotte that the only reason he hasn't yet built a web is because he hasn’t tried. So Charlotte begins coaching Wilbur and he ...