Alice in Wonderland

Chapter 6: Pig and Pepper

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Setting: forest and the house

Character:
Alice: Curious, mediocre, prepare to enter
adulthood, sympathy (human nature)
Duchess: Violent
Fishman & Frogman: Flat character
Cheshire cat: Stands for curiosity (inspires Alice to
think -> child to adult)
Cook & Baby: Flat character [conflict]
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• Plot: climax

raising action denouement

conflict

ending
setting

• Theme: Curiosity
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• Conflict:
• 1) footman (Alice hides and shows up later)
• 2) pepper: the cook put too much pepper in
the soup
• 3) Duchess nurses the baby rudely
• 4) Alice cares the baby, but when baby
turned into a pig and ran away, Alice felt
released.
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• 5) Alice asked Cheshire Cat which way
she should go I don’t much care
where.(Asking others’ opinion to look for
sense of security)
• 6) “I don’t want to go among mad
people” She has already go among mad
people.
• 7) Choose March Hare but regret later.
Violent:
• Shout “pig”.

• Chop of her head.

• Treat the baby rudely.

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• Analysis:
• --- Archetypal criticism:
• 1) People need belongingness
e.g. play croquet (everyone goes, so Alice
wants to go)
• 2) Alice chose March Hare, however, she felt
regret. (Human nature)
• 3) Alice felt fresh to the environment, meanwhile
she felt fear as well. (show her curiosity)
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• Quotes and more from this chapter:
• March hare & Hatter: got mad or gone
crazy.
• Grin like a Cheshire cat : Wide smile
• P.63,L12- That depends a good deal on
where you want to get to.
• It doesn’t matter…as long as I get
somewhere. (finding herself-human nature)
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• Interesting: cat disappeared slowly
• 1) for entertainment

• 2) show human nature of being against

one another.
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• Reflection:
• Wonder why it is named Pig and Pepper
• Show human natures:
--- belongingness
--- making choices ---- regret
• Imagination: Fantasy