E B White's reasons for writing "Charlotte's Web" are complex, but the best lesson it teaches is to live. Not just live day-to-day but live life well, full, and free. If anyone is bored or lonely, the book carries an important message that you should do all you can to avoid loneliness and boredom. Make friends, but more importantly is to fill your life with activities that can sustain you even in your darkest hour. Friends may come and go, but a fulfilling activity can last a lifetime.
In Chapter 3, Wilbur says,
I’m less than two months old and I’m tired of living.
A few pages later in Chapter 4, it says,
He didn’t know whether he could endure the awful loneliness any more.
As much as anything, the story has a great lesson that since we are mortal and must die, what do we do with our lives? Are we passive and lead a dull life, or do we face our own death and live life head-on? White says the latter.
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