1.What is the injustice that Fern that cries out against? Is she right—is this an injustice? Why or why not?
2.How old is Fern? How old does she seem to you?
3.At what point, exactly, does the story become a fantasy? How does the author make the transition from the genre of realism to the genre of fantasy?
4.Why does Charlotte like Wilbur so much?
5.What is Wilbur’s concern about being friends with Charlotte? Are these legitimate concerns? In what way?
6.Is Templeton the rat a hero or a villain in the story? Why?
7.When everybody is at the County Fair, Fern leaves Wilbur alone in his pen while she explores the sights (and food and rides). Why did she do this?
8.What is the most important aspect of the fair to Fern? How do you know?
9.An OBJECTIVE CORRELATIVE is a symbol, concrete object in the environment that helps us visualize something that we cannot see, such as the theme of the story or the soul of the protagonist. How is the image of the web an appropriate objective correlative for the theme of the story?
10.What is the significance of Charlotte’s death? Why is it important and true? Is it appropriate for children?
11.What is the significance of the last two sentences of the story? How is this literally true?
12.Who in the story cares the most about what happens to Wilbur? To Charlotte?
13.Who cares more about what happens to Wilbur, Fern or the reader?
14.How does this chapter book help children grow up?
15.How do you think children will be different as adults for having read this book, different (and better) from the way they would be if they did not read it?
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