Here are the "Alice" questions we used.
1) Women victims, are there too many? Is there a lesson about woman power? Who is the most powerful person in this world?
2) Did anyone read the original? If so, was it helpful? If not, are you inspired to?
3) Discuss the irony of a "grown up book" using child characters. Is there a difference these days? Compare your comfort level of reading a kid story with adult themes compared with adult story based on child book.
4) Alice grows up and becomes increasingly self sufficient in this book. Discuss how? Readers of the "Alice" story grow up too. Is it a natural thing to want a more grown up version? What other childhood books would be good candidates?
5) Who is Hatcher? Is he the Mad Hatter? Are Tweedle dee and Tweedle Dum Theodore and his brother?
6) Are we supposed to learn lessons about New town versus Old Town? What are they?
7) If conformity is rewarded, what is lost?
8) Eating and drinking are a powerful theme in the book? Why? What do they signify?
9) Is there a Queen of Hearts anywhere?
10) Alice locked away jabberwocky as she was locked away? Was this a satifying end?
11) What lesson is there in the mermaid's tale?
12) Throughout the book self interest is generally punished except in the case of Cheshire. Why?
