Character guide for Charlotte's Web.
An innocent, loving, anxious pig who is deeply loyal to his friends. He cannot save himself — he is entirely dependent on Charlotte's help — but his love for Charlotte is sincere and moving.
The spider whose wisdom, creativity and selfless love for Wilbur drive the story. Charlotte is one of children's literature's most remarkable characters — she dies at the fair, quietly and alone, having done everything she set out to do.
The girl who saves Wilbur as a piglet. In the early chapters she is his devoted guardian; later she becomes more interested in boys at the fair, which is a natural part of growing up.
Self-interested, grumpy and motivated purely by food. Yet he plays a crucial role — fetching Charlotte's egg sac and helping find new words for the web. He is funny, honest and lovably awful.