In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, why does Lewis Carroll play with language in the dialogue between Alice and the Caterpillar?

a. to explain that expressing oneself requires great concentration and effort no matter whom one is talking to

b. to show how communicating with someone who does not share the same understanding of words can be funny

c. to suggest that Alice is to blame for the problems that she faces in the story

d. to demonstrate that although Alice understands the Caterpillar perfectly, she wants to annoy him by pretending she doesn't

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Romeo

27 July, 07:29

In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, why does Lewis Carroll play with language in the dialogue between Alice and the Caterpillar?

a. to explain that expressing oneself requires great concentration and effort no matter whom one is talking to

b. to show how communicating with someone who does not share the same understanding of words can be funny

c. to suggest that Alice is to blame for the problems that she faces in the story

d. to demonstrate that although Alice understands the Caterpillar perfectly, she wants to annoy him by pretending she doesn't

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Adolfo Mccann · Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "b. to show how communicating with someone who does not share the same understanding of words can be funny." Lewis Carroll play with language in the dialogue between Alice and the Caterpillar because he wants to show how communicating with someone who does not share the same understanding of words can be funny