E2: Jabberwocky/Mimsy Were The Borogoves/The Last Mimsy

"Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll (1871)
Remember, three sentence minimum for answers.

1. What is "Jabberwocky" really about?
2. What is a vorpal blade?
3. Try to describe the following creatures: jubjub birds, bandersnatches, jabberwocks. Where did your descriptions come from?
4. What does beamish describe?
5. What do Wonderland and Underland represent?  

"Mimsy Were The Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett (1943)

• What issues were families facing in 1940's America? How do you know?
• What are three differences between Victorian England and 1940's America (besides one is England and one is America)? Explain.
• What are three differences between 1940's America and 21st century America? Explain.
• After reading the story:
• Where is the box of toys from? How do you know?
• What is the purpose of the toys? How do you know?
• Why couldn't Alice, Lewis Carroll, or the parents figure out how to really use the toys? How do you know?
• What is the story really about? How do you know?

Clips from The Last Mimzy (2007)

• How does this movie mirror "Mimsy Were the Borogoves"? Explain.
• How do the filmmakers make the story cheesier (exaggerate the dangers and differences)? Explain.
• How do the filmmakers make the story more "dangerous"? Explain.
• If "Jabberwocky" is a warning about what's behind a pretty package and "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" is about the dangers of conformity, what is the warning in "The Last Mimzy"?