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Narration Prompt
Summarize the arc of Chapter 12, then name the central tension White develops between how Wilbur is actually being saved and what truth or plain virtue would seem to require, and evaluate whether White handles that tension honestly.
Discussion Questions
- The old sheep moves Templeton by warning that his own food supply will vanish if Wilbur dies, and Charlotte plans to save Wilbur with a word she grants he does not merit. What does the chapter suggest about how creatures are actually moved to act, and why is that account persuasive or not? Ground your reading in the sheep's words to Templeton and Charlotte's lines about print.
- White conducts a life-or-death decision through a comic parliamentary meeting, with a roll call and a motion to adjourn. Explain how the comic register shapes the moral seriousness of the effort to save Wilbur, and why White might refuse a graver treatment. Use specific comic details and the chapter's words.
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