The details in the excerpt show that the White Knight wants to protect Alice. He assures her that he will see her safely to the end of the wood, indicating a sense of responsibility and care for her well-being. Additionally, Alice’s offer to help him with his helmet suggests a mutual respect and collaboration, rather than fear or avoidance.
Read the excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
“It was a glorious victory, wasn’t it?” said the White Knight, as he came up panting.
“I don’t know,” Alice said doubtfully. “I don’t want to be anybody’s prisoner. I want to be a Queen.”
“So you will, when you’ve crossed the next brook,” said the White Knight. “I’ll see you safe to the end of the wood—and then I must go back, you know. That’s the end of my move.”
“Thank you very much,” said Alice. “May I help you off with your helmet?” It was evidently more than he could manage by himself; however, she managed to shake him out of it at last.
“Now one can breathe more easily,” said the Knight, putting back his shaggy hair with both hands, and turning his gentle face and large mild eyes to Alice. She thought she had never seen such a strange-looking soldier in all her life.
What do the details in the excerpt show about the relationship between Alice and the White Knight?
Alice wants the White Knight to always protect her.
The White Knight wants to protect Alice.
The White Knight does not want Alice to become a Queen.
Alice is afraid of the White Knight.
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