Alice in Wonderland Chapter 6 Pig and Pepper

Alice in Wonderland Chapter 6: Pig and Pepper

Alice in Wonderland Setting: forest and the house Character: Alice: Curious, mediocre, prepare to enter adulthood, sympathy (human nature) Duchess: Violent Fishman & Frogman: Flat character Cheshire cat: Stands for curiosity (inspires Alice to think -> child to adult) Cook & Baby: Flat character [conflict]

Alice in Wonderland • Plot: raising action climax denouement conflict ending setting • Theme: Curiosity

Alice in Wonderland • Conflict: • 1) footman (Alice hides and shows up later) • 2) pepper: the cook put too much pepper in the soup • 3) Duchess nurses the baby rudely • 4) Alice cares the baby, but when baby turned into a pig and ran away, Alice felt released.

Alice in Wonderland • 5) Alice asked Cheshire Cat which way she should go I don’t much care where. (Asking others’ opinion to look for sense of security) • 6) “I don’t want to go among mad people” She has already go among mad people. • 7) Choose March Hare but regret later.

Violent: • Shout “pig”. • Chop of her head. • Treat the baby rudely.

Alice in Wonderland • Analysis: • --- Archetypal criticism: • 1) People need belongingness e. g. play croquet (everyone goes, so Alice wants to go) • 2) Alice chose March Hare, however, she felt regret. (Human nature) • 3) Alice felt fresh to the environment, meanwhile she felt fear as well. (show her curiosity)

Alice in Wonderland • Quotes and more from this chapter: • March hare & Hatter: got mad or gone crazy. • Grin like a Cheshire cat : Wide smile • P. 63, L 12 - That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. • It doesn’t matter…as long as I get somewhere. (finding herself-human nature)

Alice in Wonderland • Interesting: cat disappeared slowly • 1) for entertainment • 2) show human nature of being against one another.

Alice in Wonderland • Reflection: • Wonder why it is named Pig and Pepper • Show human natures: --- belongingness --- making choices ---- regret • Imagination: Fantasy