J.T. Holden’s Source Material J.T. Holden’s narrative poem “The Walrus and the Carpenter Head Back” is nothing more than a sequel to Lewis Carroll’s Narrative poem “The Walrus and the Carpenter”. What makes a sequel as good as the first? The answer is similar structural elements. Holden made sure to include in his poem very similar elements that could be found in Carroll’s poem as well to insure that he stayed true to his source of information. These elements include word choice, themes and setting
also a poet though. And to truly know who Lewis is, one needs to examine his childhood life, adult life, and writings that impacted his life and many others today. Lewis Carroll wrote many poems for his works including, “Jabberwocky,¨ “The Walrus and The Carpenter,” and ¨Tis the Voice of The Lobster,¨ for his books. Carroll was a great poet and writer that still amazes people today by his works of poetry. Carroll had a very interesting childhood. He was born on January twenty-seventh 1832, in Daresbury
Whether it's Bowie doing Across the Universe, The Carpenters' Ticket to Ride, Oasis belting out I am the Walrus or Elvis Presley performing Yesterday, the songs' power survives many vocal and instrumental styles. In fact, anyone with a modicum of talent can cover The Beatles and end up with at least a passable rendition, be they sitting
into a whimsical flowered forest, endures the slow drawl of a Mock Turtle (Micah Weese), observes a trial by the Queen and her court, and listens to Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum (David Schmitz and Kevin Cook, respectively) sing a tune of a carpenter and a walrus, all while trying to follow and understand the White Rabbit. The show has nearly no direct plot, and becomes difficult to follow, but is uniquely captivating despite that. It is without a doubt that Madi Bready’s Alice stole the show. Madi’s
When Alice meets Tweedledee and Tweedledum on her way to become queen, they tell her a story about a walrus and a carpenter to which she reacts: “`I like the Walrus best,’ said Alice: `because you see he was a little sorry for the poor oysters.’ `He ate more than the Carpenter, though,’ said Tweedledee” (Carroll, 164). The oysters act as symbols for several things including: virtue, innocence, and pearls of wisdom. [CITE THIS] In the beginning