Source work · 12 readings
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Changing bodies, imposed identities, and the judgment that frees the traveler from an arbitrary court.
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Chapter 1
Down the Rabbit-Hole
The threshold separates curiosity from usable passage
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The Pool of Tears
The changing body unsettles identity without extinguishing consciousness
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A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
Ritual and language can replace the task they claim to perform
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The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
An assigned identity becomes a prison when the traveler obeys it
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Advice from a Caterpillar
The pupil learns regulation while the question of identity remains open
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Pig and Pepper
The guide teaches orientation without owning the traveler
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A Mad Tea-Party
The circle preserves activity while preventing development
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The Queen’s Croquet-Ground
The sovereign’s command needs participation to become effective
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The Mock Turtle’s Story
Interpretation becomes capture when every detail must confirm the teacher
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The Lobster Quadrille
The storyteller can reclaim experience from compulsory recitation
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Who Stole the Tarts?
The court manufactures evidence while punishing the conditions of speech
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Alice’s Evidence
Judgment returns when fear stops lending the image its authority
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