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Narration Prompt
Summarize the chapter's arc from the family's arrival at the Fair to the lunchtime nap. Then name the central tension White develops between the bright spectacle of the Fair and the mortal cost gathering quietly beneath it, and assess how honestly he holds the two together.
Discussion Questions
- Charlotte returns from her interview with Uncle and delivers a verdict, then the faults behind it, an honest concession about his size, and a closing resolve to beat him. Reconstruct how Charlotte builds this argument, and weigh what her way of appraising Uncle reveals about the standard by which she measures a creature. Use Charlotte's own words about Uncle to support your answer.
- Wilbur's survival is to be decided at a Fair that rewards size, and the crowds that admired his radiant look drift readily to praise Uncle's bulk. Make a claim about what White suggests through this contest concerning how the public assigns worth, then answer the strongest objection to your claim. Use the chapter's details about the crowds and the two pigs to support your reasoning.
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