Page 104 - "Charlotte is turning into Wilbur's guardian more and more."
During the course of "Charlotte's Web", Charlotte teaches Wilbur vocabulary and the ways of the world. She also turns into an almost motherly figure as well, as she sings a lullaby to him and teaches him about being a spider. Wilbur looks up to her in turn, asking permission to get up for a snack and asking her for a bedtime story. Wilbur sees Charlotte almost like another Fern, in the way that Fern was always watching over him and protecting him from harm. Charlotte is constantly protecting Wilbur, whether it's from axe-swinging farmers hungry for bacon, overpowering loneliness, or old, grouchy sheep. Charlotte also finds a way to incorporate all the barn animals into her plans to save Wilbur, having Templeton find new words to weave, having the sheep persuade Templeton to find new words to weave, or having the (Goose's? Geeses? Geese? Goose?) rotten egg dissuade Avery from knocking "That ol' spider" out of her web.
(applause)
Whew. I'm gonna go get some mac 'n' cheese.
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