An Analysis of
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Wool and Water
An Analysis of Chapter 5
Tone
Whimsical, Absurd, Confusing, Surreal
Basic Stats
| Intensity | Clarity | Conflict | Resolution | Pacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed - (2) | Confusing - (1) | There's some - (3) | None - (1) | Quick - (4) |
Basically...
Alice encounters the White Queen, who is struggling with her clothing and memory, leading to whimsical discussions and the manifestation of impossible things. Eventually, Alice finds herself in a shop with a knitting sheep, shifting between a boat and a knitting experience that concludes at an odd shop.
In more detail...
In Chapter V, Alice assists the disheveled White Queen in preparing her attire and engages in a puzzling conversation about time, memory, and the nonsensical rule of 'jam yesterday, jam tomorrow, but never today'. The conversation veers into the backwards nature of the White Queen's existence, prompting philosophical musings on memory and punishment. The Queen's propensity to scream before injuring herself adds to the absurdity. The setting transitions profoundly as Alice and the Queen, now a sheep in a shop, engage in a seemingly hallucinatory exchange involving knitting, rowing, crabs, and a pair of spectacles. Alice's quest for an egg in the shop leads her further into the surreal atmosphere, concluding with her approach to the egg that inexplicably turns into a tree.
Characters
- Alice
- About - Alice acts as the grounded character trying to apply logical reasoning to the absurd world around her. She assists the White Queen with her attire and engages in a peculiar dialogue regarding time and memory. Later, she navigates a dream-like shop sequence with the sheep.
- Personality Traits - Curious, polite, logically minded, but also easily flustered by the nonsensical events she encounters.
- Physical Characteristics - A young girl, often portrayed with long hair and a dress, though not explicitly described in this chapter.
- Character Connections
- White Queen - Alice aids the queen with her dress and engages in dialogue with her.
- Sheep - Interacts with the sheep when it morphs from the White Queen and in the shop sequence.
- White Queen
- About - The White Queen appears disoriented and unkempt, requiring Alice's help with her shawl. She engages in a conversation with Alice, revealing paradoxical views on memory and time, and she transforms into a sheep later in the chapter.
- Personality Traits - Confused, absent-minded, and bound to backward logic as she lives in reverse.
- Physical Characteristics - Frantic and untidy with disheveled clothing and hair.
- Character Connections
- Alice - Receives assistance and converses with Alice.
- Sheep
- About - The Sheep is introduced as the transformed White Queen in a shop setting. It engages in a strange conversation with Alice, oscillating between knitting and rowing a boat, and appears to mock Alice subtly.
- Personality Traits - A bit condescending and cryptic in language.
- Physical Characteristics - An old sheep knitting and wearing spectacles, though it is actually the White Queen.
- Character Connections
- Alice - Sells Alice an egg and converses with her.