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Laura Deisley

Laura Deisley's Public Library

17 Dec 09

A hundred different ways

  • Wouldn’t it be Nice…
  • Goin’ Out With a BANG
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A hundred different ways

  • Of course not! It is the sad truth. The more time passes, the less of a connection Carroll is going to maintain with his audience.

A hundred different ways

  • Everyone has their own Wonderland.
  • he White Rabbit and Alice falling down the hole did a good job of moving Alice from reality to fantasy but the return trip was not nearly as smooth
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A hundred different ways

  • {nihil}
  • “Lewis” the Ripper
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A hundred different ways

  • So perhaps the statement, “a cat may look upon a king,” is really referring to the Cheshire cat’s role in wonderland as a nearly omnipotent and rather distant god figure. He may look upon a king because he has the ability to overlook everything.

A hundred different ways

  • of all objects Carroll could have chosen to represent the royal court, he chose cards. Cards are very thin and can bend back and forth. They rip or break easily and can be easily manipulated to perform whatever is necessary for the one holding the cards. Was this on accident? I don’t think so.

A Hundred Different Roads and No Destination « A hundred different ways

  • It is interesting that when lost in a magical land Alice’s first instinct is to wander; to get, as she says ’somewhere’.
  • I feel that Alice only questions the Cheshire-Cat out of ingrained habit.
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Our Own Wonderland

  • “Summary of Our Discoveries”
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