Fern Arable

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Fern Arable is the compassionate young farm girl in E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web" who saves the runt pig Wilbur and remains his devoted friend.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf child character
fictional character
human
ageInWork 8 years old
appearsIn Charlotte's Web NERFINISHED
associatedWith Homer Zuckerman NERFINISHED
Templeton NERFINISHED
goose at Zuckerman's farm
sheep at Zuckerman's farm
basedOn rural American farm children (general archetype)
characterTrait compassionate
determined
empathetic
kind
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
creator E. B. White NERFINISHED
familyName Arable
fictionalUniverse Charlotte's Web universe NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Fern NERFINISHED
hasBrother Avery Arable NERFINISHED
hasFather John Arable NERFINISHED
hasInterest animals
farm life
hasMother Mrs. Arable NERFINISHED
isFriendOf Charlotte A. Cavatica NERFINISHED
Wilbur NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
laterSells Wilbur to her uncle Homer Zuckerman NERFINISHED
medium children's novel
narrativeRole Wilbur's protector
major character
notableWork Charlotte's Web NERFINISHED
occupation farm girl
owns Wilbur (initially) NERFINISHED
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1952
publisherOfWork Harper & Brothers NERFINISHED
relationshipToWilbur caretaker
friend
rescues Wilbur NERFINISHED
residence Arable family farm
species human
spendsTimeAt Zuckerman's farm NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement childhood
compassion for animals
growing up

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