Chapter 6 Haven C. & Jordan H.

Chapter 6 Thoughts on Alice

Jordan Hinmon

Haven Craig

Summary: Alice, noticed two footman running out of the wood. One footman gave the other an invitation sent from the queen to the duchess that said it was an invitation so that they could play croquet together. Soon after Alice came out of the wood and went up to the door and started knocking, but the footman said it was no in knocking, This being said, Alice decided to ask the footman a few questions, but the footman didn't really give Alice a good or solid answer, so after realizing that the footman is useless Alice decided to just walk in which she did As she walked in she seen a cook who used too much pepper in her soup in every room it was Smokey, even the duchess were sneezing and the baby except the cook. Alice started off the conversation and asked about the grinning cat, but just like the footman she got nowhere after getting an answer to this question. Alice then heard the duchess sing a lullaby to the so-called baby, but it was very harsh, the cook continuously threw the baby, after that, the duchess offered Alice the pleasure of nursing the baby while she went and played croquet. Alice grabbed the baby from the air as the duchess tossed it towards her, and decided to take it with her for the duchess would surely kill it if she didn't, but Alice soon realized that the baby had transformed into a pig so Alice let it go, then the cat appeared out of thin air Alice soon headed out to the March Hare’s home only to start wishing she went to the hatter.

https://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/2000_11_1/page3.html

Jordan Hinmon/Connections: This page is related to the story because it deals with the characteristics of abusive mothers and how they come to be. For example, the page states that parents get very upset when children don't meet their requirement when it comes to school or other things. So this connects because the baby/pig kept grunting and that could be a valid reason for the duchess to be “mad” and crazy as she is, also the page says that these unrealistic expectations of a child's behavior is seen when the child is normally an infant or small children, which is exactly what the baby/pig was, so this is a valid reasoning for the duchess behavior (not really because she went overboard, but still).

Jordan Hinmon/Connections: This is common knowledge from ELA class this duchess acts like the old lady archetype because of exactly how she was acting towards the baby/pig and even The old lady archetype represents a trickster, in a way she was tricking the baby/pig for she was singing it a lullaby but it wasn't a good one and she was nursing it, but not in the correct way, for no one throws a child into the air multiple likes that and expects it to be ok it’s just common sense.

Haven connections: In the story Alice in the wonderland the baby was being beat by the duchess, and i found an article about how this lady would get yelled at, and get called names by her mother, because of the mistakes she did. This affected her Adulthood life so she had to go to therapy to try and build her self-esteem. I say this relates to Alice in the wonderland because Alice saw the baby being thrown and beat by the duchess. And like the therapist helping the women. Alice knew she needed to help or the baby would die, well finally when the baby was free it transformed into a pig, when the lady went to Therapy she being to be a better person and i feel as though when the baby transformed into a pig it was becoming something better life and leaving behind its bad memories. Go to: http://www.apa.org/pi/about/newsletter/2013/04/child-abuse.aspx you can read the story for better understanding on what I mean

Multimedia component: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIsCs9_-LP8: This explains what I mean by the old lady being a trickster, when sung a lullaby you're supposed to enjoy not cry hence the baby/pig and the duchess.