Fantastical, Whimsical, And Absurd With A Hint Of Melancholy.

Alice surveys the imaginary geography before encountering oversized insects, a group of argumentative carriage passengers, and a philosophical gnat. After a journey on a train that jumps over brooks, she arrives in a wood where names are forgotten.

In this chapter, Alice attempts to familiarize herself with the strange landscape she finds herself in, likening the experience to learning geography. Her observations lead her to what she initially thinks are bees but soon discovers are elephants among gigantic flowers. She decides to explore a different direction to reach the third square and encounters a peculiar carriage where passengers demand tickets from her. After failing to present a ticket, the passengers and guard suggest various absurd penalties. Amid this encounter, Alice converses with several characters including a gentleman made of paper and a gnat who discusses looking-glass insects and their odd characteristics. After the train makes a bizarre jump, Alice finds herself under a tree talking with a gnat, which vanishes as she comforts it. Exploring further, she enters the wood where creatures have no names and forgets her own. She meets a fawn, which remembers its name and identity only when they emerge from the wood, prompting it to flee. Alice reaffirms her own name and resumes her journey, eventually running into Tweedledum and Tweedledee.