Charlottes Web and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
If I Could Talk to the Animals: An Analysis of Charlotte’s Web and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe In Charlotte’s Web and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, White and Lewis, respectively, develop two uniquely different fantasies involving the interaction of animal and human characters. In Charlotte’s Web, the animals must depend on the humans for their physical survival whereas in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the humans must depend on the animals for survival . ... In Charlotte’s Web, the daily relationship between the humans and the animals resembles real life. ... Wilbur, the pig, cannot spin a web as Charlotte can, and his attempts to do so provide comedy. ... Beaver who must protect the children from the White Witch and escort them to Aslan, the king of the jungle. Although Aslan will be instrumental in the safety of all the residents of Narnia, including the children, Aslan protects Edmund from the White Witch by having his life forfeited in Edmund’s place. When the battle between good and evil occurs, the animals must protect the children from the White Witch and her army so that they would live to take their rightful place on the throne. ... She sees the extraordinary lengths that Charlotte goes to in an effort to keep Wilbur from being slaughtered including the writing of “some pig,” “terrific,” and “humble” in the spider’s web. ... Charlotte tells Wilbur, “I just naturally build a web and trap flies and other insects. ... Like Fern, the children in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe also learn lessons from the animals that they interact with. They are taught the difference between good and evil, when Edmund betrays them to the White Witch and when the animals aid them in the battle against the White Witch.