That is why it is evidently not a normal egg, but rather a creation belonging to Fantasy Literature. And, as everybody should know, eggs usually do not grow larger since they are not living creatures. Īlice recognized that 'the egg only got larger and larger'. Humpty Dumpty is the 'result of this metamorphosis'. But as soon as she did this her whole surrounding began to change from the shop into a more natural area, namely a forest. in Through the Looking Glass, Alice bought an egg in the sheep's shop and 'set the egg upright on a shelf'.

II.1 Humpty Dumpty's appearance in the beginning These are the topics of which Alice and Humpty speak. Many children are able to tell the little nursery rhyme about him, which goes:įor this is the chapter which is unique in the linguistic sense, I divided it in several parts to analyze it best. Because Humpty Dumpty is very well known especially by british children, he is one of the main characters in the book Through the Looking Glass. In my following work I will concentrate on the scene between Alice and Humpty Dumpty. His main contribution is to be found in children's literature. This book, and Through the Looking Glass, were written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson who is better known by his pen-name Lewis Carroll. I guess, nearly everybody knows about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland from their childhood experiences. II.6 Un-birthday discussion and Calculation II.2 Humpty's shape and Names and meanings

Humpty dumpty through the looking glass