『샬롯의 거미줄』(Charlotte's Web)에 나타난 구원

Salvation in Charlotte's Web

In E. B. White's Charlotte's Web, his frequent use of many different salvation-related words such as the thought of death, the fear of death, miracle, sermon, and a minister shows that this work deals with salvation as its main theme. Seen through the environmental lens, the meaning of salvation can be considered within the context of ecological theology, which concerns traditional Christianity as the cause of environmental crisis, and tries to overcome anthropocentric view of nature. The important reason for a pig's salvation is derived from the thought that nature is the creation of God and that man, a part of nature, is not separated from nature even though it is imperfect. The meaning of miracle can be found not only in the form of words in the Bible but also in the mystic ties between the little girl Fern and Wilbur on the barn. This paper discusses how White shows that the characters overcome the anthropocentric view and can get the harmonious relationship between man and nature.