Charlotte is no doubt the mentor in this book. She assists Wilbur ( saving his life), teaches Wilbur, and gives wise advice to Wilbur in his time of struggle. For example: writing the words in the web, teaching him new words and about the body of a spider, and helping him get over the fact that Zucherman might kill him. All this fits the definition of a mentor. Wilbur ( our hero) couldn't succeed or even live if it wasn't for Charlotte. Charlotte guided him her whole life just to let Wilbur live his life. Her life, was helping his life.
When Charlotte wrote the words in her web, like: "some pig", "radiant", "humble", and "terrific" it symbolized her wisdom and knowledge. When Wilbur was stressed of being killed Charlotte helped him, and set an example for him to know what to do if she wasn't there. For example, she's not always gonna be there to tell him what he can and can't do. Like when he tried to spin a web, she let him try and try and helped him realize that he can't do everything other creatures can do. She basically saved him from a life of hurting himself.
Charlotte was definitely on a task. Her task was to save Wilbur and that task was her life. That task was her meaning. Her task of helping Wilbur is also to be a mentor. She knew she was gonna die soon when she met Wilbur, so she did all she could to help him. I'm not quite sure when she was born, but it must have been pretty recent to when she met Wilbur. The point is that the wisdom, the knowledge, and her over all task of saving Wilbur makes her the mentor of this book.
I agree with everything you have to say. Charlotte in a big way hepled wilbur get throught the story. Two of the biggest lessons Charlotte teached wilbur is not to be afraid of death and to liuve life to the fullest because you never know when your going to die. But what Im really triying to figure out is, why did Wilbur even need Charlotte to make his life better. He already had fern as a motherly figure and even though it the book e.b. White made it seem like she grew apart from Wilbur she really still cared about him.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you're trying to get at but I disagree with you. E.B White is trying to show that people (Fern) grow up and move on. Fern slowly lost interest and finally the Zuchermans had to kill him. It's not like Fern could have done anything to help him. So, Wilbur really did need her help.
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