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Mr Zukerman's Famous Pig Analysis

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When Charlotte asks Templeton to bring her a piece of writing, he brings a piece of cardboard with the words “With New Radiant Action”. Charlotte then decides to use the word ‘radiant’ to imply Wilbur’s distinctiveness. The color white draws the adults’ attention in the story. White symbolizes purity. At first, Mr. Zukerman’s thought that higher beings visited the barn to tell him Wilbur is a special pig. After that, the Zukermans and everyone else in the story had a different view about Wilbur and starting calling him “Mr. Zukerman’s Famous Pig”. So, we can learn from this theme that everyone should read language with a new angle. We should try and see if there is something new to derive from any text. You never know how many layers

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