Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1986

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Pearce, Howard D.

Abstract

Echoes of Henry David Thoreau's Walden can be found throughout E. B. White's Charlotte's Web. White admired Thoreau and this admiration is reflected both in White's subject matter and his writing style. Many of the themes of Walden reappear in Charlotte's Web--celebration of the gift of life, morning and awakening, simplicity, solitude, love of nature, individuality, and freedom. White echoes Thoreau's writing style, a style that is clear and precise, yet rich in original metaphor, paradox, incongruity, and subtle humor. In addition, Charlotte's Web follows Walden in structure. Both books begin in spring or early summer and follow the cycle of seasons through to the reawakening of the next spring.

Extent

67 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1986.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT14336

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