Charlotte’s Web
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Charlotte’s Web

by E. B. White
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Introduction Intro
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Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
Themes
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  • Friendship and Sacrifice Theme Icon
    Friendship and Sacrifice
  • Mortality and Rebirth Theme Icon
    Mortality and Rebirth
  • The Natural World  Theme Icon
    The Natural World
  • Growing Up Theme Icon
    Growing Up
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  • Wilbur
  • Charlotte
  • Fern Arable
  • Homer Zuckerman
  • Dr. Dorian
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  • Charlotte’s Web Symbol Icon
    Charlotte’s Web
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The central symbol throughout Charlotte’s Web is the titular web—really a series of webs—woven by the wise, practical, inventive Charlotte. These webs, woven deftly but not without effort, come to symbolize the desire for…

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