Part One (40%)
ENG 3120 Children’s Literature Assignment One Instructions DUE: 26 March 2022
Analyze this piece of literary text and interpret its message and implication and discuss how the message is developed and communicated in a mini essay of 2 pages
Excerpt:
The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the
hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice.
‘Who are YOU?’ said the Caterpillar.
This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, ‘I–I hardly know,
sir, just at present– at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.’
‘What do you mean by that?’ said the Caterpillar sternly. ‘Explain yourself!’
‘I can’t explain MYSELF, I’m afraid, sir’ said Alice, ‘because I’m not myself, you see.’
‘I don’t see,’ said the Caterpillar.
‘I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly,’ Alice replied very politely, ‘for I can’t understand it myself to
begin with; and being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing.’
‘It isn’t,’ said the Caterpillar.
‘Well, perhaps you haven’t found it so yet,’ said Alice; ‘but when you have to turn into a chrysalis–you
will some day, you know–and then after that into a butterfly, I should think you’ll feel it a little queer, won’t you?’
‘Not a bit,’ said the Caterpillar.
‘Well, perhaps your feelings may be different,’ said Alice; ‘all I know is, it would feel very queer to ME.’
‘You!’ said the Caterpillar contemptuously. ‘Who are YOU?’
Which brought them back again to the beginning of the conversation. Alice felt a little irritated at the Caterpillar’s making such VERY short remarks, and she drew herself up and said, very gravely, ‘I think, you out to tell me who YOU are, first.’
‘Why?’ said the Caterpillar.
Here was another puzzling question; and as Alice could not think of any good reason, and as the Caterpillar seemed to be in a VERY unpleasant state of mind, she turned away.
‘Come back!’ the Caterpillar called after her. ‘I’ve something important to say!’ This sounded promising, certainly: Alice turned and came back again.
‘Keep your temper,’ said the Caterpillar.
‘Is that all?’ said Alice, swallowing down her anger as well as she could.
‘No,’ said the Caterpillar.
Alice thought she might as well wait, as she had nothing else to do, and perhaps after all it might tell her something worth hearing. For some minutes it puffed away without speaking, but at last it unfolded its arms, took the hookah out of its mouth again, and said, ‘So you think you’re changed, do you?’
‘I’m afraid I am, sir,’ said Alice; ‘I can’t remember things as I used–and I don’t keep the same size for ten minutes together!’
‘Can’t remember WHAT things?’ said the Caterpillar.
‘Well, I’ve tried to say “HOW DOTH THE LITTLE BUSY BEE,” but it all came different!’ Alice replied in a very melancholy voice.
‘Repeat, “YOU ARE OLD, FATHER WILLIAM,”’ said the Caterpillar. (Alice’s Adventures in the Wonderland, Chapter 5)
Part two (60%)
Write a short essay of 5-6 pages on the topic: Discuss the significance of dreams in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
1. YOUR PAPER MUST HAVE THESE SECTIONS:
2. I Introduction (short — less than 1 page)
3. • Thesis/your position (part of what is expected of you is your ability to formulate a specific topic and thesis of your own).
4. II Analysis(SUBSTANTIVE;THISISTHECOREANDSHOULDBETHELONGESTSECTIONOF YOUR PAPER)
• All paragraphs should support the thesis statement.
• If you do not know why a paragraph is there or you fail to show how it supports the thesis, then cut it out (or change your thesis to accommodate that paragraph).
5. • Give the supporting details and make sure that they are connected to your thesis.
• Your interpretation / analysis (your ideas) should be the central focus of your essay.
• Only use outside information (which is not required) to support or demonstrate your ideas. Do not overuse quotes, and expert testimony.
6. III Conclusion (short)
7. • Sum up your analysis; restate how it furthers our understanding of the work in question; note any implied questions it leaves unanswered or lines of further research that it suggests.
8. FONTS AND MARGIN:
9. I will accept only one font, a 12-point Times New Roman. Double-spacing except for quotations that are set off from the text (indented in their own column). Single-space such quotations. Check your word processor to be sure that the document line-spacing is set at 2 lines, not 1.5 or anything else.
10. 1″ or 1.25″ all around. Do not right-justify the margins
11. WORKS CITED:
12. Follow standard MLA format for listing the works which you cite in your paper in a “Works Cited” list at the end of your paper. List only works that you do cite.
13. Note: Plagiarism, whether intentional or not, will be reported and will cause you to get an F for the module. Be sure to enclose all direct quotations in ” ” when you are taking notes during research for your paper.
