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and what Alice found there.



First published in 1872, this is
Carroll's sequel to Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland.

Nursery rhyme characters like
Tweedledee and Tweedledum and
Humpty Dumpty join Alice in a world
where everything is reversed.

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Dream and point of reference

Hello all, I was wondering about dreaming and narrative reference. In the last chapter of Through the Looking Glass, Alice wonders if it is she who dreamed the red king, or if she had been a player in his dream. The narration at this point is in the third centered upon Alice, then this curious poem is attached to theend which seems a break in narrative continuity, at least in this final chapter. I believe it's fairly easy to sya that the poem is written from the perspective of the red king, and that he is dreaming of Alice. Furthermore, this calls into question, at least in my mind, the fact of reality about Alice to begin with (I've noted posts joking that she needs therapy, but is that still true if she's nothing but a dream figment?). I know the poem is an acrostic for the name of the real alice, but I still wonder about the point of dreams and how Carrol seems to point out that it's not so much that she had the dream, or that someone else had it and she happened to be there, but that it was had at all, and experienced. Thoughts?

Posted By The Good Doctor at Tue 7 Apr 2009, 12:10 PM in Through the Looking Glass || 0 Replies

Quotation help!!

My boss has asked me to find a quotation from Through the looking Glass, by the Red Queen, which would be something like "as many as I say there are"... Could anyone help?!

Posted By ms horoborowitz at Tue 19 Jun 2007, 11:12 AM in Through the Looking Glass || 3 Replies

Red Queen

I'm seeking what I thought was a Red Queen quote from Through the Looking Glass: "the law is what I say it is". Unfortunately, I can't find it. What error am I making? Thank you all, Martin Harris

Posted By martin harris at Fri 4 May 2007, 8:44 PM in Through the Looking Glass || 2 Replies

looking through....

In which chapter of Carroll's 'Through the Looking Glass' can I find most links to optical illusions???Would be of much help...Thanks

Posted By queenbu at Thu 23 Feb 2006, 3:10 PM in Through the Looking Glass || 6 Replies

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Which Alice book contains the following:

"The time has come the Walrus said to speak of many things.....

Posted By Devi at Sun 27 Jul 2003, 1:00 AM in Through the Looking Glass || 5 Replies

i need something

I need to find the story about alice when the jabberwocky steals her book and she has to find it and get it back before the jabberwocky and its babys get to the real world and take over will u please help me find it and the send it to me please.........................Thank u

Posted By Michael (Not the Same) at Sun 27 Jul 2003, 1:00 AM in Through the Looking Glass || 3 Replies

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I am wondering what is meant by the asymmetry of his body?

Posted By Unregistered at Thu 6 Feb 2003, 1:00 AM in Through the Looking Glass || 1 Reply

lol

this book is hilarious, its about this girl whos having hallucinations. lol how can she starnagle her cat to death and accuse her of being a queen lol. rofl lmao. lol this girl has wierd dreams not to mention exceptionally long. i bet shes taking somethin bad for her health

Posted By i hate alice. at Tue 24 May 2005, 6:03 PM in Through the Looking Glass || 2 Replies

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