While this chant can be heard if you attend a University of Arkansas football game, it also in a random fashion fits the narrative of Wilbur the pig. Essentially this phrase turned the Razorbacks football team around during the 1920’s, gaining the team fans all across Arkansas (will cite in final paper). Like the Razorbacks, Wilbur needed something desperately to keep him alive, and he got that something in the form of a spider named, Charlotte. With E.B White creating Charlotte for Charlotte’s Web, his use of dialogue and symbolism throughout the novel allows for Charlotte to convey messages to Wilbur in a way he and the audience will understand: life has its ups and downs, but with a little guidance, everything will be alright in the end. The first thing that sticks out about Charlotte’s dialogue is her use of vocabulary throughout the novel. There are numerous examples of her using language like that, even when she says, “salutations,” to Wilbur, instead of a simple hello. Obviously, this introduction into their friendship is almost foreboding to resolution of the plot. Her complex dialogue is one of the main common factors in her plan to save Wilbur, as the words she weaves…show more content… The webs are seemingly a representation of Charlotte herself, as they are very intricate but strong, as Charlotte mentions in the book. Another interesting aspect of the webs is that although they are used to kill insects, it is used the opposite way for Wilbur. Almost like Charlotte wants Wilbur to accept a spot (her offer), in her web (friendship that she is offering). Like we discussed in class, this ironic in the fact I mentioned earlier, as the webs are meant to be death traps. White uses this aspect in the story to confirm the proverb, “perception isn’t always reality,” as Wilbur stepped out of his comfort zone to become friends with Charlotte, and ultimately made good on his
