Character Analysis in Children Literature | Essay

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The paper seeks to delve into the depth of character analysis of two very different
characters both belonging to children literature. The paper focuses on the two specific
characters from E. B. Whites’ Charlotte’s Web and Karen Levine’s Hana’s Suitcase: A true
Story. The objective of the paper is to find out how the characters are associated to the themes
of the stories and how these characters go through certain changes. The character analysis
shows the impact of their characters on the plot of the respective stories. The paper therefore
tries to portray the purpose of the existence of the characters in both the stories from the
category of children literature.
Wilbur is shown to have been saved from premature and unfortunate death by the
Fern. Wilbur was a vulnerable runt that was nurtured by the Fern till he was at the age of five
weeks. The baby runt was taken care by the Fern like a mother would have done with him.
Since the runt was found by the Fern at a very tender age the motherly nature of the Fern was
bestowed upon him due to his childhood being at safe hands of the Fern (ZHAO, Lin and
Liangqiu 670). He has been pampered and joyous when he was under the shelter of affection
of the Fern. He has been shown to be an energetic kid to get excited about swimming and
playing in the pram. However, he felt extremely miserable when he had been separated from
the Fern. Wilbur is certainly very sensitive because he has been portrayed as a character who
has always been im search of love and affection.
Wilbur is a simple runt with simplicity imbedded in his mind and has never cared for
anything more but his livelihood. His demands are minimalistic and he seems to be innocent
and ignorant of multiple things. When he met Charlotte in the barn for the first time he was
scared of the bloodthirsty nature of the latter (Wenjia and Yuying 32). He was so innocent
that he did not understand why Charlotte had to showcase her killing spree time and again
initially but he comprehended the worth of survival instinct and the worth of it gradually.
Wilbur knows to acknowledge little efforts and therefore knows to recognize things that