See Wendy. See Wendy’s brain. See Wendy’s brain play.
For the past few Mondays I’ve been playing with well-known
stories from childhood, matching them up with a W question. Today Alice is
Where…
Alice follows a rabbit
down a rabbit hole. She finds a small key, and a bottle labeled “Drink Me”.
Upon doing so she shrinks. Then she eats from a cake labeled “Eat Me” and grows
until her head hits the ceiling.
Where is the queen of confusion. Without direction, Where is
willing to dabble in all kinds of temptations.
Alice cries so hard
and so much she swims through her own tears.
Where has a way of producing direction from within.
A crowd of animals
gets caught up in the tear river with Alice. Dodo convinces them all the best
way to dry off would be to run in circles. Alice frightens the animals away by
talking about her cat.
Where can only tolerate running in circles for so long. She
craves a firm destination. Sometimes Where has to talk her way through things.
The White Rabbit shows
up frantic, looking for the Duchess’s gloves. He calls her Mary Ann and orders
her inside where she grows again. Alice eats pebbles she mistakes as cakes and
shrinks back again.
Where is influenced by what she intakes, all she allows
herself to ingest.
Alice asks the
Caterpillar who she is.
Where loses a sense of herself readily.
The Cheshire Cat
appears directing Alice to the March Hare’s house. When the Cat disappears, his
grin stays floating mid-air.
Where’s been known to seek out guidance from unusual and
unexplainable creatures.
Alice is a guest at
the Mad Tea-Party. Tired of riddles, she leaves the party.
Where likes to party. But Where also tires easily of
shallow, pointless prattle.Alice stumbles upon the Queen of Hearts who claims to hate white roses. She’s invited to play croquet with the queen—an encounter that amounts to nothing but chaos. The Queen goes around saying “Off with their head.”
Where isn’t always certain she’ll end up in a peaceful,
non-combative place. Where is familiar with chaos.
Alice meets the Mock
Turtle and the Gryphon.
Where has a tendency to wind around new bends and bump into
all sorts of characters.
The Knave of Hearts is
accused of stealing the Queen’s tarts. Alice grows larger during the hearing.
Where unpredictably gains confidence and grows into
something unexpected.
Alice is called up as a
witness. The Queen orders her gone b/c she’s too tall. She refuses to leave. The
Queen yells “Off with her head!”
Where knows when to stand her ground.
Alice is unafraid to
call them what they are—a pack of cards.
With miles of navigated terrain behind her, Where begins to learn
to see things for what they are. She becomes fearless.
Alice’s sister wakes
her up for tea. Alice leaves her sister on the bank.Where knows when it’s time to move on.
"Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your
presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the
depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the
far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will
hold me fast.” Psalm 139:7-10
Why do you think I chose
Alice to star as Where?
*photo by stock.XCHNG
Alice is constantly searching for a way home - wondering where in the world she is. I'm wondering if her sister was so tired of her, did she drug the poor girl? It would explain some things!
ReplyDeleteI love: "Where can only tolerate running in circles for so long. She craves a firm destination. Sometimes Where has to talk her way through things." I've been where Where's been - wherever that is... :)
I think Alice shows character growth and learns a lot of lessons in where she went even if it was in her imagination.
ReplyDeleteCan I just say, Alice in Wonderland freaked me out as a kid? Too much randomness and chaos, I think. Where has to fight through a lot of that in the world to find security: home.
ReplyDeleteSame here.
DeleteI can't stand this story.
Because I need order and security.
This is so incredibly cool and creative, Wendy. I think Alice is the perfect Where because of all the crazy wheres she winds up. There are so many lessons along her journey...
ReplyDeleteBecause her journey is so crazy and like Melissa said, there were tons of lessons to be learned.
ReplyDeleteThis was my favorite movie as a child. It did inspire some very freaky dreams though, where my imagination knew no bounds. ;)
ReplyDeleteHope to see you in September, Wendy!
Wowsers, I think all of Alice's wheres would lead me to a bottle of gin. j/k ;)
ReplyDeleteI can relate to Alice. She feels like she needs to be somewhere else and sometimes doesn't appreciate where she is. Usually, it's When that torments me, though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for swinging by and offering your thoughts today. So much fun--this brain play.
ReplyDeleteHorseback riding lessons for my girl, now dinner.
Would you believe my kids are still in school thanks to snowtober?
And she's off...
~ Wendy
Where knows when to stand her ground-- I like that. Wow, your kids are still in school! Crazy. :) Hope you can enjoy summer soon.
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