Charlotte is a hugenormous motherly figure towards Wilbur.
In chapter 7, Wilbur is informed by the oldest sheep that he shall Christmas dinner. Obviously Wilbur, who had been totally oblivious to this, acted the way anybody would. He freaked. As Wilbur wailed about how he didn't want to die, about how he was to young, Charlotte calmly said...
"Be quiet, Wilbur!" If you look back to page 1, this is very similar to the way Mrs. Arable responded to Fern's cries and complaints. She just calmly say's, "Don't yell Fern," and continues doing as she was.
This shows That both Charlotte and Mrs. Arable are very used to this behavior. Even though Charlotte hasn't known Wilbur to long, she can already read his attitude and she has already figured out how to treat him. This examples Charlotte's wise and witty attitude.
Another example of Charlotte's motherly figure is on page 64. Here though, it shows the warmer side of her motherly disposition. She is instructing Wilbur to eat and sleep a lot for his benefit. She's taking care of him. And Wilbur also really does play the part of her child. He asks for her permission to go get the leftovers from his dinner, when he should be asleep. And, he listens to her! (So, he plays the part of a slightly abnormal child.) Now can't you just imagine that being your mother?
The advice she gives on page 65, (" Slowly, slowly! Never hurry never worry!") really is something I can imagine a mother telling her child.
An all around obvious example of Charlotte being motherly to Wilbur is: She's protecting him from getting killed! Without Charlottes motherly-ness, there would be no book! One of the main points of the story, (if not the main one) is that her web is saving Wilbur's life. Most mothers I know would definitely save their child's life if they had the opportunity.
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