這幅把蜘蛛放在中心位置，最符合原著

這幅有豬有蛛，很有愛

Charlotte‘s Web

影片改編自美國作家E·B·懷特的小說《夏洛的網》，講述了一個可愛的小豬在朋友們的幫助下逃脫生死劫的故事。

有聲有影的電影幫助我們學習英語、理解原著。但是，最能傳遞懷特原著思想的還是原版小說。所以，建議看過電影之後，快去書城買回原版小說吧。

Charlotte’s Web is a 2006 American live-action/computer-animated comedy-drama film based on the 1952 children‘s novel of the same name by E。 B。 White。 It is the second film adaptation of White’s book following a 1973 cel-animated version。 The film premiered in Australia on December 7， 2006 and was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on December 15， 2006 in the United States。 The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $144。9 million against an $85 million budget。

Plot

During Springtime on a farm in Somerset County， Maine， Fern Arable finds her father John about to kill the runt of a litter of newborn pigs and successfully begs her father to spare the piglet‘s life prompting John to give the piglet to Fern which she nurtures the piglet lovingly and naming him Wilbur。 To her regret， when Wilbur has matured Fern is forced to take him to her uncle Homer Zuckerman’s barnyard。 He is left yearning for companionship， but is snubbed by other barn animals until he is befriended by Charlotte， a spider who lives in the space above Wilbur’s sty in the Zuckermans‘ barn。 When the other animals reveal to Wilbur that he will be prepared for dinner by Christmas， Charlotte promises to hatch a plan guaranteed to save Wilbur’s life。

With the help of the other barn animals including a comedic rat named Templeton， Charlotte convinces the Zuckerman family that Wilbur is actually quite special， by spelling out descriptions of him in her web： “Some pig”， “Terrific”， “Radiant”， and “Humble”。 She gives her full name to be Charlotte A。 Cavatica， revealing her to be a barn spider， an orb-weaver spider with the scientific name Araneus cavaticus。

The Arables， Zuckermans， Wilbur， Charlotte and Templeton go to a fair where Wilbur is entered in a contest。 While there， Charlotte produces an egg sac containing her unborn offspring， and Wilbur， despite winning no prizes， is later celebrated by the fair‘s staff and visitors （thus made too prestigious alive to justify killing him）。 Exhausted from laying eggs， Charlotte cannot return home because she is dying。 Wilbur bids an emotional farewell to her as she remains at the fair， dying shortly after his departure， but he manages to take her egg sac home。 Wilbur then lives to witness his first ever Christmas and then by the next spring， hundreds of Charlotte’s offspring emerge。 Most of the young spiders soon leave， but three named Joy， Aranea， and Nellie stay and become Wilbur‘s friends。

Dialogue：

Ike： Spider！ GET AWAY。［Faints］

Mrs。 Zuckerman： I mean it was clear as day。 T-E-Double R-I， I mean can you believe a spider wrote that？ I didn’t learn how to spell that word until I was in the 10th grade！

［last lines］

Narrator： It‘s not often someone comes along that’s a true friend and good writer。 Charlotte was both。

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： Oh， Wilbur。。。 don‘t you know what you’ve already done？ You made me your friend and in doing so， you made a spider beautiful to everyone in that barn。。。

Templeton： You‘re a pig！ Pig equals slop。 The rat is happy！

Wilbur： My name’s Wilbur！ Do you have a name or is it just ‘The Rat’？

Templeton： Did you say ‘just the rat’？ For your information， pig： The rat rules！ We were here long before your kind and we‘ll be here long after。 So， you just keep that in mind next time you feel like reducing me to just ’the rat‘。

Wilbur： You called yourself ’The Rat‘。

Templeton： I can call me that。 You can’t。

Wilbur： So you eat flies？

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： No。。。 no， no。 I drink their blood。

Ike： Please， don‘t hurt me。

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： Well， since you said please。 Hehe。

Templeton： Look at her！ Don’t you think she‘s a little。。。 uh。。。 what’s the word？ EW！

Wilbur： I think she‘s beautiful。

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： Wilbur。。。 we’re born， we live， and when our time comes， we die。 It‘s just a natural cycle of life。

Wilbur： No！ Just climb down！ I’ll carry you the rest of the way！ We‘ll go back to the barn and I’ll take care of you！

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： No， Wilbur。。。 I don‘t even have the strength to climb down。

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： No， my webs were no miracle， Wilbur。 I was only describing what I saw。 The miracle is you。

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： Goodbye。。。 my sweet， sweet Wilbur。

Wilbur： Goodbye， Charlotte。 I love you。

Homer Zuckerman： Well， what can I say about this pig that hasn’t already been said？ I know a lot of you folks have come out to the farm and you‘ve seen the words， and a lot of you have asked me， ’how could this have happened？‘。 I don’t know， but it has happened。。。 at a time when we really don‘t see many miraculous things。 Maybe we do。 Maybe they’re all right there around us everyday， we just don‘t know where to look。 There’s no denying that our own little Wilbur。。。 he‘s part of something that’s bigger than all of us。 And life on that farm‘s just a whole lot better with him in it。 He really is some pig。

［repeated line］

Templeton： The rat rules！

Homer Zuckerman： How could this have happened？ A miracle， in a time when we don’t see many miraculious things！

Wilbur： Since you said Salu-what， does this mean your my friend？

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： Well， let me think。。。 Hmmm。。。 Well。。。 Yes。

Wilbur： Ya-hooo！

Brooks： I am gonna get me some rat！

［repeated line］

Wilbur： Great name！

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： You‘re very kind。

Templeton： Don’t go spreading it around。

Wilbur： Templeton， Charlotte is very sick。

Templeton： Yeah， and twisted。

Mr。 Arable： ［Mr。 Arable looks at pigs， finds a runt， and picks up an ax］

Fern： What are you doing？

Mr。 Arable： Nothing， now go back to bed。

Fern： You‘re not going to kill it， are you？

Mr。 Arable： It’s a runt。

Wilbur： ［Wilber bangs his head into the fence and runs］

Golly the Goose： ［Flies to the fence， lands on it and stops］ Run pig！ Be free！ I would if I could。

Gussy the Goose： ［Golly goes back inside the barn］ Golly， it almost sounded like you said you would be free if you could。

Golly the Goose： I meant if I were a pig。

Charlotte A。 Cavatica： Templeton， haven‘t you ever heard that good things come to those who wait？

Templeton： No。 Good things come to those who find it and shove it in their mouth！

Charlotte’s Web （book）

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Charlotte‘s Web is an award-winning children’s book by acclaimed American author E。 B。 White， about a pig named Wilbur who is saved from the slaughterhouse by an intelligent spider named Charlotte。 First published in 1952， the book was illustrated by Garth Williams。

Quotes

The song sparrow， who knows how brief and lovely life is， says， “Sweet， sweet， sweet interlude； sweet， sweet， sweet interlude。”

Ch。 6

Never hurry and never worry！

Ch。 9

People believe almost anything they see in print。

Ch。 12

“Why did you do all this for me？” he asked。 “I don‘t deserve it。 I’ve never done anything for you。”

“You have been my friend，” replied Charlotte。 “That in itself is a tremendous thing。”

Ch。 21

After all， what‘s a life， anyway？ We’re born， we live a little while， we die。

Ch。 21

It was the best place to be， thought Wilbur， this warm delicious cellar， with the garrulous geese， the changing seasons， the heat of the sun， the passage of swallows， the nearness of rats， the sameness of sheep， the love of spiders， the smell of manure， and the glory of everything。

Ch。 22

None of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart。 She was in a class by herself。 It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer。 Charlotte was both。

Ch。 22

About the book

Author E。 B。 White

Publication date： October 15， 1952

Pages 192

ISBN 9780062658753

Charlotte‘s Web is a children’s novel by American author E。 B。 White and illustrated by Garth Williams； it was published on October 15， 1952， by Harper & Brothers。 The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte。 When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer， Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur （such as “Some Pig”） in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live。

Written in White‘s dry， low-key manner， Charlotte’s Web is considered a classic of children‘s literature， enjoyable to adults as well as children。 The description of the experience of swinging on a rope swing at the farm is an often cited example of rhythm in writing， as the pace of the sentences reflects the motion of the swing。 In 2000， Publishers Weekly listed the book as the best-selling children’s paperback of all time。

Charlotte‘s Web was adapted into an animated feature by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions in 1973。 Paramount released a direct-to-video sequel， Charlotte’s Web 2： Wilbur‘s Great Adventure， in the U。S。 in 2003 （Universal released the film internationally）。 A live-action film version of E。 B。 White’s original story was released in 2006。 A video game based on this adaptation was also released in 2006。

Plot summary

After a little girl named Fern Arable pleads for the life of the runt of a litter of piglets， one spring morning， her father gives her the pig to nurture， and she names him Wilbur。 She treats him as a pet， but a month later， no longer small， Wilbur is sold to Fern‘s uncle， Homer Zuckerman。 In Zuckerman’s barnyard Wilbur yearns for companionship but is snubbed by the other animals。 He is befriended by a barn spider named Charlotte， whose web sits in a doorway overlooking Wilbur‘s enclosure。 When Wilbur discovers that he is being raised for slaughter， she promises to hatch a plan guaranteed to spare his life。 Fern often sits on a stool， listening to the animals’ conversation， but over the course of the story， as she starts to mature， she begins to find other interests。

As the summer passes， Charlotte ponders the question of how to save Wilbur。 At last， she comes up with a plan， which she proceeds to implement。 Reasoning that Zuckerman would not kill a famous pig， Charlotte weaves words or short phrases in praise of Wilbur into her web， making the barn， and pig， a tourist attraction， with the web believed to be a miracle。 At the county fair， to which he is accompanied by Charlotte and the rat Templeton， Wilbur fails to win the blue ribbon， but is awarded a special prize by the judges。 Charlotte， by then dying as barn spiders do in the fall， hears the presentation over the public address system and knows that the prize means Zuckerman will cherish Wilbur for as long as the pig lives， and will never slaughter him for his meat。 She does not return to the farm with Wilbur and Templeton， remaining at the fairgrounds to die， but allows Wilbur to take with him her egg sac， from which her children will hatch in the spring。

Wilbur waits out the winter， a winter he would not have survived but for Charlotte。 Delighted when the tiny spiders hatch， he is devastated when most leave the barn。 Three remain to take up residence in Charlotte‘s old doorway。 Pleased at finding new friends， Wilbur names one of them Nellie， while the remaining two name themselves Joy and Aranea。 Further generations of spiders keep him company in subsequent years。

Characters

Wilbur is a rambunctious pig， the runt of his litter。 He is often strongly emotional。

Charlotte A。 Cavatica， or simply Charlotte， is a spider who befriends Wilbur。 In some passages， she is the heroine of the story。

John Arable： Wilbur’s first owner。

Fern Arable， John‘s daughter， who adopts Wilbur when he’s a piglet， and later visits him。 She is the only human in the story capable of understanding nonhuman conversation。

Templeton is a rat who helps Charlotte and Wilbur only when offered food。 He serves as a somewhat caustic， self-serving comic relief to the plot。

Avery Arable is the elder brother of Fern and John‘s son。 Like Templeton， he is a source of comic relief。

Homer Zuckerman is Fern’s uncle who keeps Wilbur in his barn。 He has a wife， Edith， and an assistant named Lurvy。

Other animals in Zuckerman’s barn， with whom Wilbur converses， are a disdainful lamb， a talkative goose， and an intelligent “old sheep”。

Henry Fussy is a boy of Fern’s age， of whom Fern becomes fond。

Dr。 Dorian is the family physician/psychologist consulted by Fern’s mother and something of a wise old man character。

Uncle is a large pig whom Charlotte disdains for coarse manners and Wilbur’s rival at the fair。

Charlotte‘s children are the 514 children of Charlotte。 Although they were born at the barn， all but three of them go their own ways by ballooning。

Themes

Death

Death is a major theme seen throughout Charlotte’s Web and is brought forth by that of the spider， Charlotte‘s web。 According to Norton D。 Kinghorn， Charlotte’s web acts as a barrier that separates two worlds。 These worlds are that of life and death。 Scholar Amy Ratelle says that through Charlotte‘s continual killing and eating of flies throughout the novel， White makes the concept of death normal for Wilbur and for the readers。 Neither Wilbur nor the rat Templeton see death as a part of their lives； Templeton sees it only as something that will happen at some time in the distant future， while Wilbur views it as the end of everything。

Wilbur constantly has death on his mind at night when he is worrying over whether or not he will slaughtered。 Even though Wilbur is able to escape his death， Charlotte， the spider who takes care of Wilbur， is not able to escape her own death。 Charlotte passes away， but according to Trudelle H。 Thomas， “Yet even in the face of death， life continues and ultimate goodness wins out”。 Jordan Anne Deveraux explains that E。B。 White discusses a few realities of death。 From the novel， readers learn that death can be delayed， but it cannot be avoided forever。

Change

For Norton D。 Kinghorn， Charlotte’s web also acts as a signifier of change。 The change Kinghorn refers to is that of both the human world and the farm/barn world。 For both of these worlds change is something that cannot be avoided。［9］ Along with the changing of the seasons throughout the novel， the characters also go through their own changes。 Jordan Anne Deveraux also explains that Wilbur and Fern each go through their changes to transition from childhood closer to adulthood throughout the novel。 This is evidenced by Wilbur accepting death and Fern giving up her dolls。 Wilbur grows throughout the novel， allowing him to become the caretaker of Charlotte‘s children just as she was a caretaker for him， as is explained by scholar Sue Misheff。 But rather than accept the changes that are forced upon them， according to Sophie Mills， the characters aim to go beyond the limits of change。 In a different way， Wilbur goes through a change when he switches locations。 Amy Ratelle explains that when he moves from Fern’s house to Homer Zuckerman‘s farm， Wilbur goes from being a loved pet to a farm animal。

Innocence

Fern， the little girl in the novel， goes from being a child to being more of an adult。 As she goes through this change， Kinghorn notes that it can also be considered a fall from innocence。 Wilbur also starts out young and innocent at the beginning of the novel。 A comparison is drawn between the innocence and youth of Fern and Wilbur。 Sophie Mills states that the two characters can identify with one another。 Both Wilbur and Fern are， at first， horrified by the realization that life must end； however， by the end of the novel， both characters learn to accept that everything must die。 According to Matthew Scully， the novel presents the difference in the worldview of adults versus the world view of children。 Children， such as Fern， believe killing another for food is wrong， while adults have learned to justify this action。

History

Charlotte’s Web was published three years after White began writing it。 White‘s editor Ursula Nordstrom said that one day in 1952， E。 B。 White arrived at her office and handed her a new manuscript， the only copy of Charlotte’s Web then in existence， which she read soon after and enjoyed。

Since White published Death of a Pig in 1948， an account of his own failure to save a sick pig （bought for butchering）， Charlotte‘s Web can be seen as White’s attempt “to save his pig in retrospect”。 White‘s overall motivation for the book has not been revealed and he has written： “I haven’t told why I wrote the book， but I haven‘t told you why I sneeze， either。 A book is a sneeze”。

When White met the spider who originally inspired Charlotte， he called her Charlotte Epeira （after Epeira sclopetaria， the Grey Cross spider， now known as Larinioides sclopetarius）， before discovering that the more modern name for that genus was Aranea。 In the novel， Charlotte gives her full name as “Charlotte A。 Cavatica”， revealing her as a barn spider， an orb-weaver with the scientific name Araneus cavaticus。

The arachnid anatomical terms （mentioned in the beginning of chapter nine） and other information that White used， came mostly from American Spiders by Willis J。 Gertsch and The Spider Book by John Henry Comstock， both of which combine a sense of poetry with scientific fact。 White incorporated details from Comstock’s accounts of baby spiders， most notably the “flight” of the young spiders on silken parachutes。［23］ White sent Gertsch’s book to illustrator Garth Williams。［24］ Williams’ initial drawings depicted a spider with a woman’s face， and White suggested that he simply draw a realistic spider instead。

White originally opened the novel with an introduction of Wilbur and the barnyard （which later became the third chapter） but decided to begin the novel by introducing Fern and her family on the first page。 White’s publishers were at one point concerned with the book’s ending and tried to get White to change it。

Charlotte‘s Web has become White’s most famous book； but White treasured his privacy and that of the farmyard and barn that helped inspire the novel， which have been kept off limits to the public according to his wishes。

Reception

Charlotte‘s Web was generally well-reviewed when it was released。 In The New York Times， Eudora Welty wrote， “As a piece of work it is just about perfect， and just about magical in the way it is done。” Aside from its paperback sales， Charlotte’s Web is 78th on the all-time bestselling hardback book list。 According to publicity for the 2006 film adaptation （see below）， the book has sold more than 45 million copies and been translated into 23 languages。 It was a Newbery Honor book for 1953， losing to Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark for the medal。 In 1970， White won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal， a major prize in the field of children‘s literature， for Charlotte’s Web， along with his first children‘s book， Stuart Little， published in 1945。 Seth Lerer， in his book Children’s Literature， finds that Charlotte represents female authorship and creativity， and compares her to other female characters in children’s literature such as Jo March in Little Women and Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden。 Nancy Larrick brings to attention the “startling note of realism” in the opening line， “Where’s Papa going with that Ax？”

Illustrator Henry Cole expressed his deep childhood appreciation of the characters and story， and calls Garth Williams‘ illustrations full of “sensitivity， warmth， humor， and intelligence。” Illustrator Diana Cain Bluthenthal states that Williams’ illustrations inspired and influenced her。

There is an unabridged audio book read by White himself which reappeared decades after it had originally been recorded。 Newsweek writes that White reads the story “without artifice and with a mellow charm，” and that “White also has a plangency that will make you weep， so don‘t listen （at least， not to the sad parts） while driving。” Joe Berk， president of Pathway Sound， had recorded Charlotte’s Web with White in White’s neighbor‘s house in Maine （which Berk describes as an especially memorable experience） and released the book in LP。 Bantam released Charlotte’s Web alongside Stuart Little on CD in 1991， digitally remastered， having acquired the two of them for rather a large amount。

In 2005， a school teacher in California conceived of a project for her class in which they would send out hundreds of drawings of spiders （each representing Charlotte’s child Aranea going out into the world so that she can return and tell Wilbur of what she has seen） with accompanying letters； they ended up visiting a large number of parks， monuments， and museums， and were hosted by and/or prompted responses from celebrities and politicians such as John Travolta and then-First Lady Laura Bush。

In 2003 Charlotte’s Web was listed at number 170 on the BBC‘s The Big Read poll of the UK’s 200 “best-loved novels。” A 2004 study found that Charlotte‘s Web was a common read-aloud book for third-graders in schools in San Diego County， California。 Based on a 2007 online poll， the National Education Association named the book one of its “Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children。” It was one of the “Top 100 Chapter Books” of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal。

Its awards and nominations include：

Newbery Honor Book （1953）

Horn Book Fanfare （1953）

Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal （1970） （awarded to White for his children‘s books： Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little）

Massachusetts Children‘s Book Award （1984）

Adaptations

1.Film

The book was adapted into an animated feature of the same name in 1973 by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions with a score by the Sherman Brothers。 In 2003， a direct-to-video sequel of that film， Charlotte’s Web 2： Wilbur‘s Great Adventure， was released by Paramount Pictures。 In 2006， Paramount Pictures， with Walden Media， Kerner Entertainment Company， and Nickelodeon Movies， produced a live-action/animated adaptation starring Dakota Fanning as Fern and the voice of Julia Roberts as Charlotte， released on December 15， 2006。

2.Stage

Main article： Charlotte’s Web （musical）

A musical production was created with music and lyrics by Charles Strouse。

3.Video game

Main article： Charlotte‘s Web （video game）

A video game of the 2006 film was developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by THQ and Sega， and released on December 12， 2006， for the Game Boy Advance， Nintendo DS， PlayStation 2 and PC。