Jabberwocky By Lewis Carroll

The poem, “Jabberwocky” written by Lewis Carroll is known as “one of his most famous, and included made up words that have slipped their way into English dictionaries (Shaw, 2004).” The poem is about a father and his son, and the father warns the son of an evil beast called the Jabberwock that is living in the “tulgey wood (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012, p. 629).” The son is curious of this evil beast that his father is talking about, and embarks on an adventure to find the Jabberwock. In my opinion, this poem is about good overcoming evil when the son kills the Jabberwock in the woods. As stated in the poem, “He left it dead, and with its head, He went galumphing back (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012, p. 629).”

The first time I read this poem, I struggled to find the meaning behind it because of the words that Carroll used. However, through searching the different words that were used in this poem, it became easier to read and understand what the poem was ultimately about.
However, some examples that were in Carroll’s “Jabberwocky is slithy, chortled, galumphing, and mimsy. Slithy is the combination of slimy and lithe. Chortled is the combination of chuckle and snort. Galumphing is the combination of gallop and triumph (Shaw, 2004). Mimsy is the combination of miserable and