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What ideas and images does white repeat throughout his essay What is the purpose of this repetition?

What ideas and images does white repeat throughout his essay What is the purpose of this repetition?

What is the purpose of this repetition? White emphasizes his feelings of living through his son repeatedly throughout the essay. He also often writes about his sense that no time has passed since the last time he was at the lake, when he was still a child.

What dominant impression does White’s description create?

The dominant impression of the short story concerns the passage of time and how memories fade in the face of change. Adding to these impressions is the role of technology, the eroding nature of In theessay “Once More to the Lake,” White desribes the lake house as “a holy spot.” Why is the lake sacred to him?

What is the moral lesson of Charlotte’s Web?

Loyalty and friendship can be taken as the main theme or moral of this story. Charlotte and Wilbur are true friends, and Charlotte works tirelessly to save her friend’s life. Charlotte doesn’t ask for anything in return. Likewise, Wilbur looks after Charlotte’s offspring after her death.

What is the message of Charlotte’s Web?

Friendship and Sacrifice E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web centers around the tender, life-changing friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte. Fittingly, the book’s central theme is friendship—specifically the ways in which true friendship often involves self-sacrifice.

Who is the spider in Charlottes Web?

Cavatica

Why is EB White famous?

White, in full Elwyn Brooks White, (born July 11, 1899, Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.—died October 1, 1985, North Brooklin, Maine), American essayist, author, and literary stylist, whose eloquent, unaffected prose appealed to readers of all ages.

What is the tone of Once More to the Lake?

On his return to the lake, White suffers an emotional dissonance as he relives the experiences and sensations of his childhood while observing his son experience them for the first time. This creates the strange feeling that he is sometimes his son who is fishing and boating, and that he is sometimes his father.

What does the last sentence of Once More to the Lake mean?

In the essay “Once More to the Lake”, E. B. White ends with a mystifying sentence, “As he buckled the swollen belt, suddenly my groin felt the chill of death.” He uses this puzzling conclusion as a metaphor for his sudden realization that he could not escape from time and his confrontation with mortality.

Do you think White expects the ending of his essay to surprise his audience?

The ending of the essay does not come as a surprise. White has spend most of the essay talking about the lake’s changes and the passage of time; to reflect upon the passage of time in relation to himself and to take the step to reflect upon his mortality is a natural progression.

Why did Charlotte die in Charlotte’s Web?

In Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte the spider dies because she is old – in spider-years, at least. Most spiders have a very short lifespan. They hatch from eggs in the spring, mature, and then lay their own egg sac in the fall. After laying the egg sac, their life cycle is over and they die.

Why does white describe the lake as fade proof?

-He describes the lake “fade-proof” and the woods as “unshatterable” because they will always be inbeded into his memory. While at the his childhood camp sight with his son,White flashbacks to the fond yet oh so enjoyable memories he had as a child.

Is EB White a vegetarian?

He did not become a vegetarian, he did not renounce farming. But he was very aware that the farmer was one who in a sense betrayed each animal at a certain point.

What is the dominant impression in Once More to the Lake?

The dominant impression of the short story concerns the passage of time and how memories fade in the face of change. Adding to these impressions is the role of technology, the eroding nature of memory, and the passage of time changing the way White views his past memories of the lake.

Is EB White dead?

Deceased (1899–1985)

Who is the audience in Once More to the Lake?

With this purpose in mind, White’s audience are adults/parents. As they raise their own children, they experience this same “identity crisis/dual existence” with their children as White did. He wanted to share with others who have gone through the same phenomena his own story.

What is white referring to in the essay’s last sentence?

White is referring to his son in the last sentence of the essay. White is imagining himself within his son and how his son was feeling at that moment. As he ends the essay, he gives the reader an image to take with them of the comparison to his son.

What happened to Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web?

Wilbur, the Rutherford County pig that appeared on the cover of the 2006 edition of “Charlotte’s Web,” died Thursday, farmer John L. Batey said. “He was put to sleep,” said Batey, who owns and operates a family farm that started in 1807.

What method of organization is used in Once More to the Lake?

Another device that White uses in “Once More to the Lake,” is repeated transitions from first person to second person. This tactic gives insight to White’s thoughts and reflection, but allows the reader to recall a time they went back to a place of their past as White is doing as he goes back to the lake.

What is the main idea of Once More to the Lake?

White’s essay “Once More to the Lake” also supports the idea of the necessity of permanence, to some extent, in life. Even though the lake has changed over the years, it remains a lake that the author can visit. It stands as a reminder of his childhood experiences.

What causes the uneasy feelings of the narrator in Once More to the Lake?

The memories of the vacations with his family and particularly White’s father have become an obsession with the writer. White uses literary techniques such as imagery, metaphor, and tone to illustrate the comparison of the lake as he remembers it as a boy to the subtle changes the lake has faced since he has been away.

Why did EB White take his son to the lake?

Early on, White reflects on his own childhood when his father would take him to the lake. He then explains that now he is taking his own son to that very same lake. He is clear that his son’s maturation is a sign that White is getting closer to death.

When Was Once More to the Lake published?

1941

What is the problem in Charlotte’s Web?

The primary conflict that drives the plot of Charlotte’s Web is Wilbur’s impending death. There are also lesser conflicts that include Fern growing up, and Wilbur dealing with the transience of life. When Wilbur finds out he’s going to be butchered, the rest of the animals decide to work together to try and save him.

Do they kill Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web?

In Charlotte’s Web, Wilbur does not die. Wilbur avoids death twice. The first occurs when Fern’s father plans to kill him because he is a runt and she…

What was EB White’s first book?

In the late 1930s, White turned his hand to children’s fiction on behalf of a niece, Janice Hart White. His first children’s book, Stuart Little, was published in 1945, and Charlotte’s Web followed in 1952.

What can we learn from Charlotte’s Web?

Friendship is certainly the foundation of the novel. Fern’s love for Wilbur saved him, and Charlotte taught Wilbur how to make and be a friend. Charlotte’s life had purpose because she saved his life and made him happy. The meaning and satisfaction of friendship is one of the greatest joys of life.

Who did EB White marry?

Katharine Sergeant Angell Whitem. 1929–1977

Why was Stuart Little banned?

E. B. The book White was trying to write was Stuart Little. It was finally published in 1945 and Moore hated it. She banned it from the New York Public Library, her influence shut it out of the Newbery Medal, and she wrote a scathing letter to the Whites saying the book must have been written by “a sick mind.”

How old is EB White?

86 years (1899–1985)

What kind of spider is Charlotte’s Web?

Barn spider