張家芸的部落格

Charlotte’s Web : 

Charlotte's Web is a children's novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published in October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a 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.

E. B. White : 

Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. He was a contributor to The New Yorker magazine and a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White". He also wrote books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). Charlotte's Web was voted the top children's novel in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, an accomplishment repeated in earlier surveys.

 Wilbur : 

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

Charlotte : 

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 : 

Fern Arable, John's daughter, who adopts Wilbur in his infancy, and later visits him. She is the only human in the story capable of understanding nonhuman conversation.

Templeton : 

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.

Homer Zuckerman : 

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

Other animals : 

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

Henry Fussy : 

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

Dr. Dorian : 

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

Uncle : 

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