Essay questions for discussion

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1.     Relate aspects of enchantment to the nostalgia that Alice experiences in Wonderland. Why is Alice both fascinated and frustrated by her encounters below-ground?

2.     Describe some of the ways that Carroll achieves humor at Alice's expense.

3.     Give an analysis of the use of nonsense in Alice.

4.     How does the question "Who am I?" relate to the wish to eat and the fear of being eaten in Alice?

5.     Describe the White Rabbit's function in Alice.

6.     What is the significance of the Cheshire-Cat in the Queen's Croquet-Ground scene?

7.     Compare the Duchess' lullaby to the "You Are Old, Father William" verse.

8.     Explain the sentiment of the Mouse's long tale, the Mock Turtle's story and the "Lobster-Quadrille."

2021-10-17

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  Answer for Q3:
  

  A ccording to the information online, l iterary nonsense often defies common sense and creates an entirely new world through the manipulation of language. A nd i t constructs then deconstructs the very meaning of words and, through this process, reveals how arbitrary the semantics (or meaning) of language can be.  A great many examples are located in Chapter IX. 'We called him Tortoise because he taught us'. ‘That's the reason they're called lessons, because they lessen from day to day.' In my opinion, the use of nonsense bring a lot of fun to readers, most of whom are children. Secondly, it challenges the rules of grammar, of meaning and other things that’s so static in the real world.

  
  

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  Answer for Q2:
  

  I n Chapter II, Alice wants to know the ‘change’ in herself in Wonderland, so she compares herself to the peers she know in the real world. S he considers herself as knowledgeable but makes naive mistakes like ‘four times five is twelve’, which are quite amusing. A nd sooner, she slips into salt water-- the tear she wept. In this case,   A lice may literally be drowned in her own sorrow.

  
  

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  Answer for Q1:
  

  After Alice goes down the rabbit hole, t he first thing she misses is her cat--- Dinah. T hen in Chapter IV, Alice thinks that ‘it was much pleasanter at home’. Despite some enchantment to the nostalgia, Alice is fascinated by what she experiences in Wonderland. She  believes that this sort of life is ‘rather curious’ and she enjoys herself being in the middle of a fairy-tale.

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