The Rose advises Alice to go in the opposite direction because the Rose does not want Alice to meet the Red Queen. This is evident from the context, as the Rose seems to suggest an alternative path, which Alice initially disregards in her eagerness to meet the Queen. The interaction suggests that the Rose may have concerns about the encounter.
Read this excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
“I think I'll go and meet her,” said Alice, for, though the flowers were interesting enough, she felt that it would be far grander to have a talk with a real Queen.
“You can't possibly do that,” said the Rose: “I should advise you to walk the other way.”
This sounded nonsense to Alice, so she said nothing, but set off at once towards the Red Queen. To her surprise, she lost sight of her in a moment, and found herself walking in at the front-door again.
A little provoked, she drew back, and after looking everywhere for the queen (whom she spied out at last, a long way off), she thought she would try the plan, this time, of walking in the opposite direction.
It succeeded beautifully. She had not been walking a minute before she found herself face to face with the Red Queen, and full in sight of the hill she had been so long aiming at.
Why does the Rose advise Alice to go in the opposite direction?
because the opposite direction will take her to the Red Queen
because the rose does not want Alice to meet the Red Queen
because the Red Queen is also moving in the opposite direction
because the Red Queen could be a terrible danger to Alice
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