“ you see a doggrowls when it ’s angry,and wags its tail when it ’spleased. Now I growl whenI ’m pleased, and wag mytail when I ’m angry. There-fore I ’m mad.”
This is funny and true. Could be speaks about deception in our society and in order to get what you want you need to pretend and go along with things even if you don't feel it right. May also be noting that after a while of behaving disingenuously you get confused-everything becomes entangled chaos.
might do very well as pigs, and was just say-ing to herself, “ if one only knew the right wayto change them——”
She is now beginning to think like the system that shapes their society and judge people/wish to change them.
“ Speak roughly to your little boy,And beat him when he sneezes ;He only does it to annoy,Because he knows it teases.”
This reminds me of what doctors used to teach mothers- to let the baby cry, don't coddle it which we ended up learning was actually more harmful than helpful.
Ugh! Serpent !”“ But I ’m not a serpent, I tell you !” saidAlice. “ I ’m a—— I ’m a——”“ Well ! What are you ?” said the Pigeon.“ I can see you ’re trying to invent something !”“ I—I ’m a little girl,” said Alice, ratherdoubtfully, as she remembered the number ofchanges she had gone through that day.
Alice identifies herself as a little girl which seems weird to her as maybe much is expected of her?
“ I—Ihardly know, sir, just at present—at least Iknow who I was when I got up this morning,but I think I must have been changed severaltimes since then.”
Alice's identity comes into question again. Could be a reference to her being a child growing up in a victorian society.