Tuesday, October 19, 2010

An Appreciation For Stuart Little by E.B. White

          Stuart Little has been around for decades and loved by reader's all around the world. This book actually started out as a dream. While he was sleeping in a railway car, E.B. White dreamt of a tiny boy who was much like Stuart Little. As he thought about this dream, it continued to develope, soon becoming the book Stuart Little.
         I feel that this book revolves around love, because Stuart's and Margalo's relationship. For example, when Stuart was hiding from a dog inside of a trashcan and under a leaf of lettuce, he actually ended up being dumped and was buried in trash. Margalo saw the incident and felt that Stuart might have needed help. It turned out that her conscience was right, Stuart did need help. Margalo ended up saving Stuart's life.
        This book also shows devotion. Stuart fell in love with Margalo, and loved her so much that he ended up deticating his life to finding her. He shows this on pg. 104 when he says:
   "The highways and byways are where you'll find me, always looking for Margalo."
This is so sweet because it shows that Stuart doesn't care if he had to give up the world, just to see Margalo once again.
       This love and devotion actually reminds me about my family. It shows that nothing can come imbetween anyone, and that's what family is about. You can always count on someone to be there and care about you. It shows that you can always have someone with you, and enjoy life with. To be happy with.
       Lastly, I found out that E.B. White made Margalo to resemble his wife. Margalo has all of her characteristics of being helpful, sensitive, curious, joyful, and independent. This book shows alot of meaningful content and that's what I appreciate about Stuart Little.

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