History Literature / StuartLittle

** Snowbell doesn't try to eat [[AnimalJingoism Stuart]], but he is needlessly antagonistic to him, apparently because resisting his instincts to eat Stuart make him grouchy. He also, at one point, gives in to his extincts and attempts to eat Margalo before Stuart stops him.
** Snowbell's lady friend is allowed by Snowbell to sneak into the house and eat Margalo under the reasoning that it'd be ok for her to eat the bird because she isn't part of the family. As a result, Margalo leaves the house before this plan can take place, leading Stuart to look for her.

* KarmaHoudini: The stray angora cat makes plans to eat Margalo, whom understandably flees once she learns this threat to her life and thus causing the main conflict of the book. The angora suffers no comeuppance outside of Margalo escaping.

When Margalo flies away, Stuart leaves the city in a quest to find her. He acquires a gasoline-powered model car and travels the country. He finds employment as a substitute teacher from time to time. The most notable event includes finding a love interest in his own size, Harriet Ames. They go to a single date before he leaves to continue his quest. The novel has no resolution.

* CatsAreMean: Played straight with Snowbell and his lady friend.

* HopeSpot: Stuart buys a miniature canoe, planning for a nice outing with Harriet Ames at the river. Unfortunately, before the date starts, some boys have found the canoe and left it messed up with a string tied to one end, covered in mud; the pillow and backrest are gone, and one of the paddles is bent out of shape. Stuart is so upset about the date being ruined, he sleeps under the ruined canoe.

* {{Lilliputians}}: Stuart's date Harriet Ames.

* NoEnding: The book ends with zero resolution; Stuart simply affirms his determination to find his friend, roll proverbial credits. Apparently E.B. White was concerned about his health, and decided to end the book at the best place he could find rather than keep going with it and risk leaving it unfinished at an even less satisfying point. However, he recovered and lived another 40 years, yet he never went back to finish the book.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse No further mention is made of Mr. and Mrs. Little or George once Stuart leaves home.

''Stuart Little'' is a 1945 children's novel by Creator/EBWhite. It concerns the story of a mouse-like boy born to human parents in New York City. The early chapters concerns his everyday life in the City and encounter with a friend who saves his life, Margalo the bird.

''Stuart Little'' is a 1945 children's novel by Creator/EBWhite. It concerns the story of a mouse born to human parents in New York City. The early chapters concerns his everyday life in the City and encounter with a friend who saves his life, Margalo the bird.

''Stuart Little'' is a 1945 children's novel by Creator/EBWhite (1899-1985). It concerns the story of a mouse born to human parents in New York City. The early chapters concerns his everyday life in the City and encounter with a friend who saves his life, Margalo the bird.

* FunnyAnimal: a reasonable place to put Stuart on the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism.

* MagicRealism: Mrs. Little gives birth to a mouse instead of a human; everyone just shrugs and accepts it. Future acquaintances of Stewart aren't at all surprised to se a talking mouse either.

%%* MagicRealism