Alice In Wonderland

Chap. 5 Advice from a caterpillar

Brief Introduction

Analysis

Narrative point of view External Subjective Narrator: through the eyes of

Alice.

Convincingly described The author gave us a vivid situation. Although it is

impossible to have a smoking caterpillar, Alice’s long neck and incessant changing body, readers easily fall into the situation.

Fantastic Types Animal Fantasy

The animals behave like human beings, and children will learn that animals have emotions, values, and lead relationships like us.

Ex: The fearsome pigeon, the sophisticated caterpillar, and innocent Alice.

Enchanted Journeys The series of journey Ex: Alice changed her body size occasionally to match the environm

ent. The plots are loose and episodic. Ex: The inserted poem of “You Are Old, Father William”

Magical fantasy Ex: The mushroom may make you change your size.

Analysis

Characters

Alice--round character: she fully developed personality.

Caterpillar--Foil Character: the figure whose personality traits are the opposite of the main character. This is a supporting character and usually made to shine the main character. (caterpillar is an adult and Alice is a child.)

Analysis

Characters

William (in the poem)-- flat character: the reflection of Alice

William’s son-- flat character: the reflection of caterpillar Pigeon--flat character: protect himself well

Ex:They are all well developed in personalities and behave in believable ways.

Alice: a little who doesn’t want to change (grow up)Caterpillar: act like an adultPigeon: develop a strong sense of defense to serpent, and does not believe others easily.

Analysis

PlotThe episodic plot--- This is also a chronological

structure, but it consists of a series of loosely related incidents, usually of chapter length, tied together by a common theme.

(have conversation with caterpillar, repeat the poem, eat the mushrooms, body changing, meet a pigeon.)

Although it is full of magic and seems unreal, the plots are well-coherent and make sense. The wizard plots will bring children into a fantasy world.

Analysis

Theme

Respect for others---the concept of changing body between Alice and the caterpillar.

Overcoming of fears---she was willing to try solutions to solve problems.

Analysis

Conflict The Protagonist against another---

Alice and the caterpillar.

The Protagonist against society---

the subversion of weak Alice

The Protagonist against self---

Alice herself accepts the reality of body changing

incessantly.

Analysis

Style

Use a lot of dialogue---dialogue allows the authors to convey individual peculiarities.

Words and sentences---in the poem: end a rhyme

You Are Old, Father William

"You are old, Father William," the young man said,

"And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head-- Do you think, at your age, it is right?"

"In my youth," Father William replied to his son,    "I feared it might injure the brain; But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none,    Why, I do it again and again."

"You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before,   And have grown most uncommonly fat; Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door--   Pray what is the reason for that?"

"In my youth," said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, "I kept all my limbs very supple By the use of this ointment - one shilling a box-- Allow me to sell you a couple?“

You Are Old, Father William

• "You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak

   For anything tougher than suet; Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak--

   Pray, how did you manage to do it?“

• "In my youth," said his Father, "I took to the law,    And argued each case with my wife; And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,    Has lasted the rest of my life."

You Are Old, Father William

"You are old," said the youth, "one would hardly suppose

 That your eye was as steady as ever; Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose--  What made you so awfully clever?“

"I have answered three questions, and that is enough,"

 Said his Father. "Don't give yourself airs! Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff?  Be off, or I'll kick you down stairs.

You Are Old, Father William

Analysis

Tone Humorous— “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar.

“Alice replied, rather shyly, I-I hardly know, sir just at present- at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then. ”

“I suppose you’ll be telling me next that you never tasted an egg!” said the Pigeon.

“ I have tasted eggs, certainly,’ said Alice, “but little girls eat eggs quite as much as serpents do, you know.”

Our Our Reflection

Through reading the fantasy, children may inspire their imagination, develop the depth of their thinking, and also identify themselves as the characters in the story. They will truly learn the examples from it.

Thank You

Alice in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll