The phrase "a little frightened" from the excerpt points to the theme that becoming an adult is a challenging journey. This expression reflects Alice's feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, which can be associated with the challenges and fears often encountered during the process of growing up.
Read the excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
“Do you know, I've had such a quantity of poetry repeated to me to-day,” Alice began, a little frightened at finding that, the moment she opened her lips, there was dead silence, and all eyes were fixed upon her; “and it's a very curious thing, I think – every poem was about fishes in some way. Do you know why they're so fond of fishes, all about here?”
Which words from the excerpt point to the theme that becoming an adult is a challenging journey?
“quantity of poetry”
“all about here”
“fond of fishes”
“a little frightened
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