Reading Notes: Literary Works, Alice in Wonderland Part B
"A Mad Tea-Party" is the story that recreates one of the most famous scenes in the movie Alice in Wonderland. I remember it was always one of my favorites because I found it humorous that everyone at the table was "mad" and just a little abnormal.
Alice sits down at the table uninvited and the Hare and Hatter immediately give her a hard time for joining them without invitation, but they do not kick her out. I think it is funny because the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, and Alice are all having a conversation that honestly makes no sense whatsoever, but somehow they all understand each other. Is that like a special quality of Wonderland? Did Alice forget she was chasing the rabbit? Wonderland is very strange place. The Hatter had a pocket watch, but it does not tell the time, only the day of the month. Any why did the Hatter dip his watch into his tea and spread butter on it?
As the tea party continues, it seems like its attendants go more and more mad. They start speaking in nonsense riddles and singing songs of tea and bats. Why bats?
The dormouse that was asleep was now awake and telling a story. I honestly did not understand the story he was telling and cannot really comment on it at all. After all the confusing events that occurred at the tea party, Alice finally left in anger. I was confused because at the end of the party, Alice stomped away. Was she offended? Was she upset that tea party attendants were insane?
She pushed the bushes back and came upon a tall glass table with a golden key on it again. She grabbed the key and nibbled at the mushroom that shrank her down. She crawled through the door into the garden. I thought she was already in the garden? Is there a new door after each adventure?
Alice sits down at the table uninvited and the Hare and Hatter immediately give her a hard time for joining them without invitation, but they do not kick her out. I think it is funny because the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, and Alice are all having a conversation that honestly makes no sense whatsoever, but somehow they all understand each other. Is that like a special quality of Wonderland? Did Alice forget she was chasing the rabbit? Wonderland is very strange place. The Hatter had a pocket watch, but it does not tell the time, only the day of the month. Any why did the Hatter dip his watch into his tea and spread butter on it?
As the tea party continues, it seems like its attendants go more and more mad. They start speaking in nonsense riddles and singing songs of tea and bats. Why bats?
The dormouse that was asleep was now awake and telling a story. I honestly did not understand the story he was telling and cannot really comment on it at all. After all the confusing events that occurred at the tea party, Alice finally left in anger. I was confused because at the end of the party, Alice stomped away. Was she offended? Was she upset that tea party attendants were insane?
She pushed the bushes back and came upon a tall glass table with a golden key on it again. She grabbed the key and nibbled at the mushroom that shrank her down. She crawled through the door into the garden. I thought she was already in the garden? Is there a new door after each adventure?
March Hare, Mad Hatter, and Alice at the Tea Party
Bibliography: A Mad Tea-Party (parts 1-3) from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
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