Analysing Chapter 7 of Alices Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter 7 of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is titled “A Mad Tea Party”. I am going to use this chapter to explore the themes, ideas, attitudes and values that are presented to the reader. ... One of the main outstanding themes of this chapter, and it is even present in the title, is tea. ... Another theme in the chapter is the treatment of the Dormouse. ... 82) The Dormouse is obviously bottom of the hierarchy in “Wonderland” and treated with little respect, and Alice is dealt with the same. ... Yet another theme in Chapter 7 is the education of Alice. ... So, throughout the chapter she tries to make sense of what’s happening by recalling her lessons “’Perhaps not,’ Alice cautiously replied: ‘but I know I have to beat time when I learn music. ... After all, she is the ‘visitor’ in Wonderland. ... Now I am going to look at the attitudes and values in the chapter. ... Alice has quite a motherly tone about her, during the chapter. ... Of course, all social rules go out of the window in Wonderland, but Alice doesn’t seem to comprehend that – her expectations are still the same as they would be in the “real world”. It’s also apparent that there’s a hierarchy present in “Wonderland”, and even at the tea party table. ... html) At the end of the chapter, when Alice eventually leaves the table, the Hatter and March Hare try to put the Dormouse into the teapot. ... Some information that I found on Queen Victoria is also very interesting when related to the chapter “Victoria brought to the British monarchy such 19th-century ideals as a devoted family life, earnestness, public and private respectability, and obedience to the law. ... They behave exactly the opposite to the principles of the Victorian era, and this is why I find this quote exceptionally appropriate and a good way to sum-up chapter 7 of “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland”, and the whole book “Alice In Wonderland, views the adult world on a child’s level, questions the authority of adults and of royalty and mocks commonly held prejudices of its day.