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Caterpillar:_____________, of course!!
Watch the scene again, this time with sound off, thus dubbing
your voices over the picture. Pay attention to tunes and tones.
4. Read the comments by Marc Edmund Jones for Chapter IV
and say what you think about it.
The fifth great principle of wisdom in the Philosophy of Con-
cepts as revealed through the adventures of Alice is that divinity lies in
difference.
The law of applied psychology or the fifth big idea for the solu-
tion of personal problems is brought out here in the technique of wis-
dom. The serpent that eternally symbolizes wisdom is well defined by
the pigeon or the dove, the symbol of the spirit that is Jonah, or by sign
or symbol that only Jesus would give. All who eat eggs get under-
standing from the germ or essence of the egg or seed of things.
Chapter VI. PIG AND PEPPER
1. Find the following word-combinations in the text and trans-
late the sentences in which they are used.
• At any rate
• To grin
• Fire-irons
• A hoarse growl
• A snout
• Raving mad
• To make smb giddy
2. Give the summary of the chapter.
3. Give the character sketch of the Duchess, the Cook and the
Footman. Do you think they represent real Victorian images? Why/
why not?
4. Read David Raynor’s ideas about conventional Victorian ex-
pectations and then answer the questions.
The Duchess behaves in a manner counter to everything her
character is supposed to represent. She is royalty and yet the setting of
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her home is a smoke filled kitchen. She sits on a three-legged stool
holding a crying baby. One would typically expect more from royalty
– a chair in something more than a kitchen, and a nanny to help care
for the child. She has servants who do as they please. The footman
who Alice meets when she arrives at the Duchess’s home is discourte-
ous, refusing to show her into the house. The Duchess’s cook seems to
rule the house. She fills the kitchen with smoke and pepper, adding
excessive amounts of pepper to the food to satisfy her own taste and
not that of the Duchess. She then proceeds to hurl fire irons, sauce-
pans, plates, and dishes at the Duchess and baby. The Duchess also
displays poor manners for someone of her stature. When Alice politely
remarks that she does not know of any cats that grin like the Cheshire
Cat, the Duchess rudely replies, «You don’t know much, and that’s a
fact». She shows great disrespect to her guest. The Duchess fails to
portray the disposition of such status.
The Duchess fails to present the typical Victorian characteristics
of a mother. She allows her cook to throw pots and pans at her child.
When Alice shows some concern for the child whose nose is almost
hit by a saucepan, the Duchess answers, «If everyone minded their
own business, the world would go round a deal faster than it does.
»She does not even address the fact that a pan almost struck her baby’s
face. In a lullaby she sings of «speaking roughly» to her child and
«beating him when he sneezes», – a terrible and uncaring thing to sing
to a baby. When she realizes she must leave to play croquet with the
Queen she does not hand, but tosses the baby to Alice. This, along
with the fact that she hardly knows Alice, demonstrates how uncon-
cerned she is for her child’s well being. Unlike the Duchess, Alice
does show concern when she says, «If I don’t take this child away with
me, they’re sure to kill it in a day or two». Alice attempts to save
something – to bring a level of normality to the madness of Wonder-
land. However she is thwarted when the baby turns into a pig. Alice’s
single act of kindness is not enough to change even the slightest little
bit of Wonderland’s madness.
• Why doesn’t the Duchess’s image correspond to Victorian
one?
• Why does Alice show concern for the baby? What is her reac-
tion when it turns into a pig?
Caterpillar:_____________, of course!! her home is a smoke filled kitchen. She sits on a three-legged stool
Watch the scene again, this time with sound off, thus dubbing holding a crying baby. One would typically expect more from royalty
your voices over the picture. Pay attention to tunes and tones. – a chair in something more than a kitchen, and a nanny to help care
for the child. She has servants who do as they please. The footman
4. Read the comments by Marc Edmund Jones for Chapter IV
who Alice meets when she arrives at the Duchess’s home is discourte-
and say what you think about it.
ous, refusing to show her into the house. The Duchess’s cook seems to
The fifth great principle of wisdom in the Philosophy of Con- rule the house. She fills the kitchen with smoke and pepper, adding
cepts as revealed through the adventures of Alice is that divinity lies in excessive amounts of pepper to the food to satisfy her own taste and
difference. not that of the Duchess. She then proceeds to hurl fire irons, sauce-
The law of applied psychology or the fifth big idea for the solu- pans, plates, and dishes at the Duchess and baby. The Duchess also
tion of personal problems is brought out here in the technique of wis- displays poor manners for someone of her stature. When Alice politely
dom. The serpent that eternally symbolizes wisdom is well defined by remarks that she does not know of any cats that grin like the Cheshire
the pigeon or the dove, the symbol of the spirit that is Jonah, or by sign Cat, the Duchess rudely replies, «You don’t know much, and that’s a
or symbol that only Jesus would give. All who eat eggs get under- fact». She shows great disrespect to her guest. The Duchess fails to
standing from the germ or essence of the egg or seed of things. portray the disposition of such status.
The Duchess fails to present the typical Victorian characteristics
Chapter VI. PIG AND PEPPER of a mother. She allows her cook to throw pots and pans at her child.
1. Find the following word-combinations in the text and trans- When Alice shows some concern for the child whose nose is almost
late the sentences in which they are used. hit by a saucepan, the Duchess answers, «If everyone minded their
own business, the world would go round a deal faster than it does.
• At any rate »She does not even address the fact that a pan almost struck her baby’s
• To grin face. In a lullaby she sings of «speaking roughly» to her child and
• Fire-irons «beating him when he sneezes», – a terrible and uncaring thing to sing
• A hoarse growl to a baby. When she realizes she must leave to play croquet with the
• A snout Queen she does not hand, but tosses the baby to Alice. This, along
• Raving mad with the fact that she hardly knows Alice, demonstrates how uncon-
• To make smb giddy cerned she is for her child’s well being. Unlike the Duchess, Alice
does show concern when she says, «If I don’t take this child away with
2. Give the summary of the chapter. me, they’re sure to kill it in a day or two». Alice attempts to save
3. Give the character sketch of the Duchess, the Cook and the something – to bring a level of normality to the madness of Wonder-
Footman. Do you think they represent real Victorian images? Why/ land. However she is thwarted when the baby turns into a pig. Alice’s
why not? single act of kindness is not enough to change even the slightest little
bit of Wonderland’s madness.
4. Read David Raynor’s ideas about conventional Victorian ex- • Why doesn’t the Duchess’s image correspond to Victorian
pectations and then answer the questions. one?
The Duchess behaves in a manner counter to everything her • Why does Alice show concern for the baby? What is her reac-
character is supposed to represent. She is royalty and yet the setting of tion when it turns into a pig?
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