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Charlotte's Web and Management

E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web represents the most successful selling children’s book of all time prior to the recent craze over J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter collection. The story centers around a runt of the litter pig named Wilbur, a young girl who loves him, Fern Zuckerman, and a courageous spider who saves him from the fate of other pigs on the farm, Charlotte. After being saved from premature death as a runt by Fern, Charlotte tries to save Wilbur from becoming breakfast sausage by mounting a public relations campaign to make Wilbur appear so special that few if any would want him dead. Charlotte saves Wilbur’s life by making others see he is more valuable in the world than dead. However, Charlotte sacrifices her own life to create her masterpiece – an egg sac containing 514 of her offspring. Wilbur repays Charlotte for her love, support and friendship by protecting her eggs until hatched. This helps spread new life and new potential.

There are many passages and quotes from Charlotte’s Web that could apply to management theories pertaining to behavior. However, in the space allotted I have chosen a list that represents as many significant passages and quotes as possible. These are provided in the list below:

Wilbur: “I’m less than two months old and I’m tired of living.”

“'I worry about Fern. Did you hear the way she rambled on about the animals, pretending that they talked?’ Mr. Arable chuckled. ‘Maybe they do talk,” he said. “I’ve sometimes wondered.’ ‘I don’t think it’s normal. You know perfectly well animals don’t talk.’ ‘Maybe our ears aren’t as sharp as Fern’s,’ he said.”

“'But it’s unfair,’ cried Fern. ‘The pig couldn’t help being born small, could it? If I had been born small, would you have killed me?”

“'But Charlotte,’ said Wilbur, ‘I’m not terrific.’ ‘That doesn’t make a particle of difference,’ replied Charlot...

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