Hi All,
I would like my daughter to read the book Charlotte's Web. However, she doesn't like sad things. Are there any sad parts in the book?
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-06 10:48:02 · 19 answers · asked by three_daughters_mom 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
No one likes sad things and as parents it's natural to want to shield or keep our kids from going through such things. However, the point of the book is to teach kids about death and loss. A little girl saves a pig from getting killed, but towards the end, the pig learns about loss and sacrifice when he loses his best friend Charlotte (a spider). He learns that death is as natural as life, for he learns that the spider gave birth to hundreds of babies... so it's like she is still with him forever... Anyway, I remember that back in grade school it was mandatory for all of us to watch the movie in 1st or 2nd grade... I hope you don't keep your daughter from reading the book just because of the sad parts. It's actually written in very good taste and in a way that is sensitive to a child's feelings. Good luck and best wishes to the both of you... :-)
2006-07-07 23:18:42 · answer #1 · answered by Mexi Poff 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
It all depends on your view of "sad". It is a book based on what all living things go through in life. The beginning, the middle, & the end! or Birth, Life , & Death. What we do in life is more important than what we do in birth or death & all the wonderful things that Charlotte does while she is alive helps everyone that she comes into contact with in her short life. She was a "gifted" creature that could spell words in her web (amoung other things!) & her children inherited her gift! So, although she dies, her memory lives on forever through her children & her "friends". It was one of my daughters favorite books in 1979! She isn't afraid of death & neither am I! Every Mother must make her own decisions when it comes to raising a child, even if there is a Father in the home, it is the Mother who usually does the shopping & bedtime stories! Hint: If you don't want to read the entire book before giving it to your child, at least read the beginning, middle & end of each Chapter or if you have less time, the first & last paragraph of the first & last chapter & the third, forth or fifth paragraphs of the middle chapter of any book. You will get a good grasp of what the story is about & the characters that are in it!
2006-07-06 18:23:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charlotte's Web is a great book. We're reading it, one chapter every night, to my just three-year-old. It's a good way to talk about stuff that would be hard to bring up otherwise. It's a book about friendship and love and loyalty and sacrifice, but also about renewal and the big circle of life.
My daughter loves it.
It's sad. But this kind of sadness is the price of love, and who'd want to go through life without it?
2006-07-06 18:21:06 · answer #3 · answered by Yarro Pilz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am just curious, why you would want your daughter to read a book that you have not read yourself yet. It is a very good book, how old is she? It depends on if she is old enough to understand the circle of life, and all that happens in it. Charlotte the spider dies in the end , but leaves behind all her babies, its sad , but it is true, when a spider has her babies she dies.
2006-07-06 17:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by blessedmaconmiracle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there are sad things! Charlotte DIES and they try to kill Wilbur in the beginning (Charlotte's Web messages are what "save" him).
I think your daughter (depending on her age) needs to start to learn to grow up and come to terms that there are LOTS of SAD things in this life and you just have to get use to it or deal with it!
2006-07-06 20:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Crazy Mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sad part is in the end. If you haven't read the book, I won't spoil it for you, but it is really an inspiring story. You are in luck. The movie is coming out in theaters real soon. You can have her read the book and compare it to the movie. Very educational.
2006-07-06 22:26:09 · answer #6 · answered by CaramelKidsMom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charlotte is a spider who repeatedly saves the pigs life from the farmer through her cunning inventiveness. The pig is the star of the show and the spider saves him again and again. At the end the pigs safety is secured but the spider must die (end of life cycle). But the end is very happy and enlightening. Yes, let her read it. You should read it. Better yet, read it together.
2006-07-06 23:00:57 · answer #7 · answered by dudezoid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're kidding, right? You mean, maybe, the part at the beginning where Fern's dad is about to kill Wilbur? And then, the end, where Charlotte dies and leaves her little bitty babies?
I'm quite sure you're joking. OF COURSE there are sad parts in it.
2006-07-07 08:52:05 · answer #8 · answered by smurfette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there are some sad parts. The beginning has a sad part and then its really sad toward the end.
2006-07-06 23:45:29 · answer #9 · answered by Crystal L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well dont ruin the surprise for her but at the end charlotte the spider dies. Its my favorite book and i didnt think it was to sad.
2006-07-06 21:08:03 · answer #10 · answered by summer luvver :D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋