Read this excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

Question

“He's dreaming now,” said Tweedledee: “and what do you think he's dreaming about?”

Alice said, “Nobody can guess that.”

“Why, about YOU!” Tweedledee exclaimed, clapping his hands triumphantly. “And if he left off dreaming about you, where do you suppose you'd be?”

“Where I am now, of course,” said Alice.

“Not you!” Tweedledee retorted contemptuously. “You'd be nowhere. Why, you're only a sort of thing in his dream!”

“If that there King was to wake,” added Tweedledum, “you'd go out—bang!—just like a candle!”

“I shouldn't!” Alice exclaimed indignantly. “Besides, if I'M only a sort of thing in his dream, what are YOU, I should like to know?”

“Ditto,” said Tweedledum.

“Ditto, ditto,” cried Tweedledee.

The details from this excerpt provide evidence that

Alice and her experiences in the looking-glass land are absolutely real.
Alice needs to return home before the Red King awakens from sleep.
Alice finally understands how things work in the looking-glass world.
Alice does not really understand the rules and logic of the mirror world.

Answer 1

The details from this excerpt provide evidence that Alice does not really understand the rules and logic of the mirror world.

Throughout the conversation, Alice firmly believes she is real and that her existence is independent of the Red King's dream. However, Tweedledee and Tweedledum present a different perspective, highlighting that she is merely a creation of the King's dream. This exchange underscores Alice's confusion and lack of comprehension regarding her place within the dreamlike reality of the looking-glass world.