Sunday, October 24, 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. I found out on a website (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Little) that 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 grove of celery, he actually ended up being dumped and was buried in trash. Margalo saw the incident and felt that Stuart might have needed help. 
   " 'Margalo!' cried Stuart. 'How did you get here?'
     'Well,' said the bird, 'Iwas looking out the window this morning when you left home and I happened to see you get dumped into a garbage truck, so I flew out thw window and followed the truck, thinking you might need help.'
    'I've never been so glad to see anybody in all my life,' said Stuart. 'But how are you going to help me?'
    'I think that if you'll hang onto my feet,' said Mrgalo, 'I can fly ashore with oyu. It's worth trying 
anyway. ...' " pg 61-62
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 lifeand be happy with. This book shows the true meaning of love and family, and that's why I appreciate it.

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