Wilbur is a rambunctious pig, the runt of his litter, who loves life, even that of Zuckerman's barn. He sometimes feels lonely or fearful.
Charlotte A. Cavatica , or simply Charlotte, is a spider who befriends Wilbur, who at first seems bloodthirsty due to her method of catching food. [2]
Fern Arable, daughter of John Arable and Mrs. Arable, is the courageous eight-year-old girl who saves Wilbur in the beginning of the novel.
Templeton is a gluttonous rat who helps Charlotte and Wilbur only when offered food. He serves as a somewhat caustic, self-serving comic relief to the plot.
Avery Arable is the brother of Fern. He appears briefly throughout the novel.
Homer Zuckerman is Fern's uncle who keeps Wilbur in his barn. He has a wife, Edith, and a hired man named Lurvy who helps out around the barn.
Other animals living in Zuckerman's barn with whom Wilbur converses are a disdainful lamb, a goose who is constantly sitting on her eggs, and an old sheep.
Henry Fussy is a boy Fern's age whom Fern becomes very fond of.
Uncle is Wilbur's rival at the fair, a large pig whom Charlotte doesn't consider to be particularly refined.
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