Topic > Themes from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - 937

At first her main goal is to find the rabbit, but her little mind is distracted by much bigger things. The audience is introduced to Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb as soon as they enter Wonderland. After all their efforts to get Alice to listen to them; hitting each other repeatedly on the head, offering to fight, telling stories; Alice refuses. This scene was significant because not only did the violence seem “harmless,” but as they hit each other it sounded like a clown's horn. The scene would make any child laugh; the characters are strange and a little off, the metaphor Lewis Carroll was leading to is a no-brainer. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb were created to represent the brothers and how they fight. That's why children are attracted to these characters, even with a child they establish a connection. The response to this scene can be split, a child might simply laugh at Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb. Or they'll think it's okay to hit a sibling because the characters didn't get hurt; maybe their brother won