Based on the details of the excerpt, the reader can infer that Alice thinks it is fair to be punished for misbehavior. This is indicated by her statement, “Yes, but then I HAD done the things I was punished for,” suggesting she believes punishment is justified when a fault has been committed.
Read this excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
“You're wrong THERE, at any rate,” said the Queen: “were YOU ever punished?”
“Only for faults,” said Alice.
“And you were all the better for it, I know!” the Queen said triumphantly.
“Yes, but then I HAD done the things I was punished for,” said Alice: “that makes all the difference.”
Based on the details of this excerpt, the reader can infer that
Alice thinks it is fair to be punished for misbehavior.
Alice is punished quite often.
Alice has never been punished for anything.
Alice does not believe it is fair to punish children.
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