Sunday, September 26, 2010
"Templeton, a hero?"
I think that everyone believes that Charlotte and Wilbur are the hero's but i disagree. All Charlotte did was mentor Wilbur into becoming a better person, and write things on her web. And all Wibur did was whine and complain, and towards the end of the book grow into the pig Charlotte taught him to be. But really i believe that Templeton is the hero. Templeton is a shape shifter in a way, but more of a hero in another way. He has a bad reputation which makews him seem like the bad guy, like the shadow. But towards the end of the book you realize that he has a kind heart and does the right things without being asked. Although he sometimes can be self-centered, not all hero's have to be perfect. Without Templeton in the story, it would be shoter and sadder. Without Templeton and his rotten egg, Charlotte would have been long dead, and so would Wilbur. Because with Charlotte gone Wilbur's life would be soon gone for, Charlotte cannot write words on her web while she is dead, plus she wouldn't have been able to lay her eggs. If Templeton didn't bite Wilbur's tail, then Wilbur would have been an embarassment, not living up to his words. Or if Templeton didn't bring back magazine clippings for Charlotte, or if he hadn't helped Wilbur fetch Charlottes web. Although Templeton plays bad, he has a really kind heart, and i think that the only one who didn't judge him by his cover was Charlotte. She seemed to be the only one who knew that he had good potential as well as a good heart.
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I like how u think outside of the box with thinking that Templeton is the hero intead of Cahrlotte. Anyways I thought that saying Templeton is a big part of saving Wilbur is a great thought. I thought Templeton was the shapeshifter. But you still place the thought of how Charlotte helped to so your not directly saying she did nothing to help. Your saying that Templeton is the hidden hero who is part of being the hero or is the hero???
ReplyDeleteI think, (and I wrote this in my post too) that tepmpleton is like the literal hero, he is the one that makes all of the ties come together, but there's not really any heart in it. Also I think, the whole plot is really about how Wilbur grows up and becomes the hero by realizing everything he has missed about people-or animals reacting to eachother. It's really confusing in this book though because the most thoughtful character dies, the nastiest character saves the day, and the main character for the most part is pathetic. When I really think about it though, What does the word hero really mean?
ReplyDeleteI really agree with you on how Charlotte is only a mentor. Templeton is actually the one that helped Wilbur out in a lot of ways. For example, how Templeton helped Charlotte by bringing word after word to help save Wilbur and how he bit Wilbur's tail at the fair when Wilbur fainted. How does Templeton have a kind heart though? He always takes bribes. He's actually kind of the hero, but also kind of a shapeshifter like Tiffany Lin said because he does not have a kind heart. He was so selfish that he wasn't even willing to save Charlotte's children. he had to be bribed by Wilbur who gave him such a good deal. But I do think it's interesting how you said not all heroes have a kind heart and aren't perfect. Perhaps you could expand more on that?
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