English 2033E Lecture : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
17 Apr 2014
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Satire of kinds of things adults force children to read educational & moralistic lit. Page 19 parody of a common poem children would know little busy bee . Wasted time is a since, bee reflects a kind of socialization. Alice is more powerful than she realizes. Parody of father william poem on pages 43-44. Undermining original moral that children can look to their elders for answers & examples of good behaviour, and that you must always respect your elders. Page 13 we know that alice has read cautionary tales. But this knowledge/these rules will not apply in wonderland. Alice will have to begin thinking for herself. Cautionary tales" use of punishment as a method for social control embodied in the queen of. Extreme, empty threat (no one is ever actually beheaded), thoughtless, mundane, loss of credibility. Reflects over-the-top authoritarian kind of parenting loss of respect. Griffin laughing at queen, cards using deception, duchess rebelling.
