I couldn’t let Chapter 10 pass without sharing Alice’s poignant quote that seems wise beyond her years,
“I could tell you my adventures – beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly: “but it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
Alice’s observation of the change that she has undergone [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 29, 2009
No use going back to yesterday . . .
September 28, 2009
No use going back to yesterday. . .
Chapter 10, in which Alice spends time with a morose Mock Turtle and a giddy Gryphon brings to mind the three little girls to whom this story was originally told. I can just picture the girls giggling madly at the silly songs and the tale of seals, turtles and salmon waltzing with lobsters before flinging [...]
September 24, 2009
Making Meaning/ Meaning Making
In chapter nine, Alice is taken away from the Croquet match by the Duchess who tells her,
“Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.” (p.131)
And a few pages later Alice observes of her conversation with the Duchess, “How fond she is of finding morals in things!” (p.133)
I can’t help but insinuate that Carroll [...]
September 22, 2009
I’m Baaaaack
Summer came and went and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland sat on my bedside table waiting patiently for me to return. I’ll admit, I cheated on Alice and read a few other novels. But if it helps, I felt guilty the whole time.
I read The 19th Wife by Eric Ebershoff and enjoyed every word. I was [...]
