Reading Notes: Advice From a Caterpillar, Extra Credit
For this extra reading, I chose to read "Advice from a Caterpillar" from one of the Alice in Wonderland stories.
Advice from a Caterpillar
In this story, Alice comes across a Caterpillar. The Caterpillar wants to know who she is, and Alice is still shaken up from all of her adventures. She tells him she feels different, but he does not understand. The Caterpillar was irritated with Alice not answering his questions, so Alice tried to leave. But the Caterpillar lured her back in by telling her there was something important he had to say.
Advice From a Caterpillar (cont.)
In this continuation, the Caterpillar begins a poem and Alice finishes it. She knew the entire dialogue. Once she finished, the Caterpillar criticized her and told her it was not said right. Alice acknowledges that there are some changes, but he still believes it's all wrong. The Caterpillar asked Alice what size she wanted to be, in which she answered 3 inches. She was rapidly shrinking, and the Caterpillar offered her a mushroom that one side would make her grow, and the other would make her shrink. She was afraid as she kept getting smaller.
Advice from a Caterpillar (end)
Alice had been altered and realized she had no shoulders. She could move her neck very easily, and it was explained that she looked like a serpent. A Pigeon called Alice a serpent, and she replied that she was not one. The Pigeon did not like Serpents, because they stole all the eggs. However, Alice still had a head - just a rather long, squirmy body now. She tries to avoid making the Pigeon mad, who obviously doesn't believe that she is actually a girl. Alice kept nibbling the mushrooms, not knowing which was which, and eventually went back to her normal height. This still didn't feel right, and Alice knew she'd frighten others if they saw her. She kept eating the mushrooms until she brought herself back to a normal height.
These stories were interesting because I don't remember ever hearing them. I thought it could be interesting to change the Caterpillar's original body, which I believe would change how Alice was transformed by the mushrooms. For example, Alice could run into an ape and eat his mushrooms that make her gigantic!
Bibliography:
Advice from a Caterpillar. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll, 1865.
Advice from a Caterpillar
In this story, Alice comes across a Caterpillar. The Caterpillar wants to know who she is, and Alice is still shaken up from all of her adventures. She tells him she feels different, but he does not understand. The Caterpillar was irritated with Alice not answering his questions, so Alice tried to leave. But the Caterpillar lured her back in by telling her there was something important he had to say.
Advice From a Caterpillar (cont.)
In this continuation, the Caterpillar begins a poem and Alice finishes it. She knew the entire dialogue. Once she finished, the Caterpillar criticized her and told her it was not said right. Alice acknowledges that there are some changes, but he still believes it's all wrong. The Caterpillar asked Alice what size she wanted to be, in which she answered 3 inches. She was rapidly shrinking, and the Caterpillar offered her a mushroom that one side would make her grow, and the other would make her shrink. She was afraid as she kept getting smaller.
Advice from a Caterpillar (end)
Alice had been altered and realized she had no shoulders. She could move her neck very easily, and it was explained that she looked like a serpent. A Pigeon called Alice a serpent, and she replied that she was not one. The Pigeon did not like Serpents, because they stole all the eggs. However, Alice still had a head - just a rather long, squirmy body now. She tries to avoid making the Pigeon mad, who obviously doesn't believe that she is actually a girl. Alice kept nibbling the mushrooms, not knowing which was which, and eventually went back to her normal height. This still didn't feel right, and Alice knew she'd frighten others if they saw her. She kept eating the mushrooms until she brought herself back to a normal height.
These stories were interesting because I don't remember ever hearing them. I thought it could be interesting to change the Caterpillar's original body, which I believe would change how Alice was transformed by the mushrooms. For example, Alice could run into an ape and eat his mushrooms that make her gigantic!
Bibliography:
Advice from a Caterpillar. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll, 1865.
Advice From a Caterpillar (cont.). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll, 1865.
Advice from a Caterpillar (end). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll, 1865.
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