"Charlotte tore quite a section out of her web, leaving an open space in the middle. then she started weaving something to take the place of the threads she had removed. when templeton got back from the dump, around midnight, the spider was still at work."
i wrote- Charlotte give up so much for wilbur!
it's true. Charlotte spends all of her time, it seems, trying to save Wilbur's life. she tears out sections of her web, spends ages of time and work writing, and probably doesn't catch as many flies as she usually would have, because her web is all messed up. she tries to save his life until she dies. this seems to happen throughout the whole book.and something that really annoyed me was that Wilbur never really thanked her. if anything, he was more demanding. for example, when Wilbur is going to the fair, he asks Charlotte to come with him even though she is getting ready to lay her eggs, and she doesn't feel well. she says
"'oh, i just don't feel like leaving my web. too much going on around here.' 'Please come with me!' begged Wilbur. 'i need you Charlotte. i can't stand going to the fair without you! you've just got to come!'"
I mean really! We shouldn't be too harsh on Wilbur, though. he is just a kid. and he really does like Charlotte. and the reason why she was such a good friend is explained in her dying words. when Wilbur asks why Charlotte did all those things for him.
"'you have been my friend' replied Charlotte 'and that in itself is a tremendous thing. i wove my webs for you because i liked you. after all, what's a life anyway? we're born, we live a little, we die. a spiders life can't help being something of a mess with all this trapping and eating flies. but helping you, perhaps i was trying to lift my life a little. heaven knows, any one's life can stand a little of that.
this really touched me. it was not just a reason, it was a philosophy. and it's so true. giving your life a purpose can make it very successful.
i agree with you that charlotte did give up so much for wilbur. and wilbur never really thinks why she is doing this for him. but like in one part of the book he is like asking her questions on why she did it. and he thought that charlotte gave up so much for him he decides to save charlottes egg sac. which is really nice for him to do. he remembers all the things that charlotte said to him and he saves the egg sac in his mouth.
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