alice and humpty
Miscommunication between Alice and Humpty Dumpty in ''Through the Looking Grass'' by Lewis Caroll
Reading a passage from Lewis Caroll's ''Through the Looking Glass'' helps a reader to explore the many reasons for the miscommunication between Alice and Humpty Dumpty. Most of the time it seems that both of them live, speak, and behave differently. From the very beginning a reader can tell that their conversation will not be a normal one: Humpty Dumpty does not even look at Alice while he is talking, so she thinks that ''he never said anything to her''. Also, it feels like Humpty Dumpty cannot tell the difference between literal and figurative meaning because: he finds it silly to be asked about him sitting on a high wall by himself; he thinks Alice is apologizing when they talk about birthdays and the difference between birthday and un-birthday presents. Later on Alice finds out about Humty Dumpty‘s literal-mindedness. Turns out, that ''when he uses a word (. . .) it means what he chooses it to be – neither more nor less.'' What it interesting, it seems that Alice always has a opposite opinion. Open-mindedness, figurativeness, and politeness makes her a completely different person than Humpty Dumpty. In my opinion, miscommunication is inevitable when two people, who are so different from each other, meet. Their aproach, behavior, and speach make it impossible to agree on things.
Reading a passage from Lewis Caroll's ''Through the Looking Glass'' helps a reader to explore the many reasons for the miscommunication between Alice and Humpty Dumpty. Most of the time it seems that both of them live, speak, and behave differently. From the very beginning a reader can tell that their conversation will not be a normal one: Humpty Dumpty does not even look at Alice while he is talking, so she thinks that ''he never said anything to her''. Also, it feels like Humpty Dumpty cannot tell the difference between literal and figurative meaning because: he finds it silly to
Reading a passage from Lewis Caroll's ''Through the Looking Glass'' helps a reader to explore the many reasons for the miscommunication between Alice and Humpty Dumpty. Most of the time it seems that both of them live, speak, and behave differently. From the very beginning a reader can tell that their conversation will not be a normal one: Humpty Dumpty does not even look at Alice while he is talking, so she thinks that ''he never said anything to her''. Also, it feels like Humpty Dumpty cannot tell the difference between literal and figurative meaning because: he finds it silly to be asked about him sitting on a high wall by himself; he thinks Alice is apologizing when they talk about birthdays and the difference between birthday and un-birthday presents. Later on Alice finds out about Humty Dumpty‘s literal-mindedness. Turns out, that ''when he uses a word (. . .) it means what he chooses it to be – neither more nor less.'' What it interesting, it seems that Alice always has a opposite opinion. Open-mindedness, figurativeness, and politeness makes her a completely different person than Humpty Dumpty. In my opinion, miscommunication is inevitable when two people, who are so different from each other, meet. Their aproach, behavior, and speach make it impossible to agree on things.
Reading a passage from Lewis Caroll's ''Through the Looking Glass'' helps a reader to explore the many reasons for the miscommunication between Alice and Humpty Dumpty. Most of the time it seems that both of them live, speak, and behave differently. From the very beginning a reader can tell that their conversation will not be a normal one: Humpty Dumpty does not even look at Alice while he is talking, so she thinks that ''he never said anything to her''. Also, it feels like Humpty Dumpty cannot tell the difference between literal and figurative meaning because: he finds it silly to