Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Alice in Wonderland Ch.5&6
When Alice comes across a caterpillar she relates to them in a sense because they both go through physical changes. For example Alice was getting frustrated about her height and she wanted her height to go back to normal. So she asks the caterpillar questions saying she relates to a caterpillar. But the caterpillar rewords her questions asking her the same and helps her find answers to her questions. Alice also meets a cat who helps her with some questions just like the caterpillar. Both the cat and the caterpillar direct her and guide her. It is weird how she is not shocked by animals being able to talk to her. Alice feels comfortable talking to the animals has as if she has met them before. With her crazy imagination Alice fits in perfectly, but is slowly forgetting her past life. The story is fast paced and some parts get repeated like the cake and the drink. There is a lot of imagery in the story describing the places she goes to and the adventures she experiences.
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I really liked what you said about the caterpillar. It's interesting how they both change, but Alice does not realize that no one changes in the same way. we all take different paths when we grow up and we learn different things.
ReplyDeleteI think that maybe Alice is more comfortable talking to animals because she seems to see them as good friends. An example is of her always talking about Dinah. She always talks about how much she misses her and how nice Dinah is. When she needs good advice, she dreams of animals.
Hey Aisha,
ReplyDeletei read your blog and you have many great points and perspectives! I like how you describe the situation between Alice and the Caterpillar thoroughly. I also agree with you that the author uses a lot of imagery to express her thoughts effectively throughout the story.
However, i do have one thing i would like to say that would help you out on your blog. In this blog, you basically state the summary of the actions between the caterpillar and Alice. But i advise you to explore it in a deeper sense. What does this symbolize? why was the caterpillar acting how he was?
To me, this part of the story symbolizes the transition of growing up. Alice is uncertain about things, and the caterpillar acts as kind of her conscience. She is forced to answer her own questions, follow her own ways, just like you stated in the blog. So the story might seem pretty bizarre, but once you put it into a different context, the more essential points become elucidated.