The fairytale is a significant genre not only for children’s literature, but also overall. Fairytales teach both children and their parents a lot. People can learn various lessons from them. Fairytale characters develop and grow up throughout the plot. These stories illustrate different stages of their lives, some obstacles, victories and defeats. Charlotte’s Web written by Elwyn Brooks White, and Hana’s Suitcase written by Karen Levine are two good examples of children’s literature. Their main characters, Fern Arable and Hana Brady, have some similarities and differences in their lives. Both girls are young, open to others and sometimes naive. However, despite their age, Fern and Hana are mature and smart. They overcome obstacles they meet
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The conflict can be identified when the character is prevented from achieving goals by social rules and conceptions. This happens to both Fern Arable and Hana Brady. In Charlotte’s Web, Fern is against the idea of prejudging a little pig’s life only because he is a runt pig. “You mean kill it? Just because it’s smaller than the others?” Fern yells (White 4). She does not agree with the fact that people kill runt pigs because it is too expensive to raise them. Fern also says: “it’s unfair… This is a matter of life and death” (White 5). The girl cannot reconcile with such treatment of a living being’s life. However, she overcomes this obstacle by convincing her father to let her keep the pig at their place for some time. In Hana’s Suitcase, other people predetermine the little girl’s destiny because at the time and place she lived in, the society executed Jewish people: “The Nazis declared that Jews were evil, a bad influence, dangerous” (Levine 23). So, when Nazis troops enter the territory of Czechoslovakia, the lives of Hana’s whole family change cardinally. From this moment, Jews have to live by different rules, leave their houses and hometowns. Hana bravely gets over all these obstacles and remains strong. Thus, in these two stories both Fern and Hana struggle with social world prejudging. However, the difference lies in the fact that in …show more content…
Fern and Hana suffer from social attitude. Fern does not understand how someone’s life can be determined by money and profits. She does not agree with it and thinks all creatures should be loved. In Hana’s case, she suffers from Nazism, as these people wanted to exterminate all Jews during the time she lived in. In addition, there is a misunderstanding between Fern and her parents, and Hana and her parents’ friend. Fern’s father does not permit her to have the runt pig at home, even though this pig means a lot to her, and she loves this animal. A similar situation occurs between Hana and her family friend. The woman wants to take care of Hana and treat her like a daughter, but the little girl does not need anyone else except her family. Both girls face similar obstacles and conflicts, pass through various feelings and emotions. However, girls solve them in different ways: Fern misses Wilbur and finds a compromise to see him, and Hana misses her family and needs support but does not find the compromise for her
The conflict can be identified when the character is prevented from achieving goals by social rules and conceptions. This happens to both Fern Arable and Hana Brady. In Charlotte’s Web, Fern is against the idea of prejudging a little pig’s life only because he is a runt pig. “You mean kill it? Just because it’s smaller than the others?” Fern yells (White 4). She does not agree with the fact that people kill runt pigs because it is too expensive to raise them. Fern also says: “it’s unfair… This is a matter of life and death” (White 5). The girl cannot reconcile with such treatment of a living being’s life. However, she overcomes this obstacle by convincing her father to let her keep the pig at their place for some time. In Hana’s Suitcase, other people predetermine the little girl’s destiny because at the time and place she lived in, the society executed Jewish people: “The Nazis declared that Jews were evil, a bad influence, dangerous” (Levine 23). So, when Nazis troops enter the territory of Czechoslovakia, the lives of Hana’s whole family change cardinally. From this moment, Jews have to live by different rules, leave their houses and hometowns. Hana bravely gets over all these obstacles and remains strong. Thus, in these two stories both Fern and Hana struggle with social world prejudging. However, the difference lies in the fact that in …show more content…
Fern and Hana suffer from social attitude. Fern does not understand how someone’s life can be determined by money and profits. She does not agree with it and thinks all creatures should be loved. In Hana’s case, she suffers from Nazism, as these people wanted to exterminate all Jews during the time she lived in. In addition, there is a misunderstanding between Fern and her parents, and Hana and her parents’ friend. Fern’s father does not permit her to have the runt pig at home, even though this pig means a lot to her, and she loves this animal. A similar situation occurs between Hana and her family friend. The woman wants to take care of Hana and treat her like a daughter, but the little girl does not need anyone else except her family. Both girls face similar obstacles and conflicts, pass through various feelings and emotions. However, girls solve them in different ways: Fern misses Wilbur and finds a compromise to see him, and Hana misses her family and needs support but does not find the compromise for her