tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466556714257807420.post6825302343165999774..comments2013-10-02T10:13:01.962-04:00Comments on Evidence of Imperfections.: Why Alice in Wonderland Really Pissed Me Off.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04186148629605632700noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466556714257807420.post-39292162841044459732013-09-14T23:29:11.570-04:002013-09-14T23:29:11.570-04:00Hi Rachel,
It's been a long time since I'...Hi Rachel,<br /><br />It's been a long time since I've been here. Your Facebook link lured me back.<br /><br />I love reexamining things we accepted as normal in childhood, especially now that I have a few of my own. What was the song "row, row, row your boat" all about anyway?<br /><br />I like your analysis here of Alice's ethnocentrism--it's clever. I understand Lewis Carroll was quite an odd bird himself.<br /><br />I would emphasize that Alice's faux pas stemmed from two sources (three if we want to be super spiritual):<br /><br /><br />0. She was a human/sinner.<br /><br />1. She was a child. Children generally lack the mature ability to suspend/transcend personal judgments. Her behavior was contemptible, but consistent with immaturity. Not every child is a Dakota Fanning...<br /><br />2. She was disoriented. Though she could have done more to learn about her new context, there was nothing in her previous experience that could have prepared her to navigate this new world with any sort of finesse. Likewise, with her hosts and host culture. They may have tried to acclimate her, but they did not fare much better. The situation is similar to how a drowning person often accidentally drowns the unprepared rescuer. <br /><br />We have our foil in Alice's immaturity. Maturity, true maturity, has the stability to acknowledge personal views and the wisdom to pursue knowledge beyond those views.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com