Hi guys~ 

This is not really important, but I want to know what you guys think about children book. Personaly, I love reading children book (eventhough I am a teenager) and it kind off really interesting and I love it so much, it gave me a lot of inspiration for my stories. Recently, I read Alice in the Wonderland and Through the looking glass, and I am confused with it. I love the book so much, but there's a certain part from the book that I don't understand. 

The part that I don't understand is: 

• The characters in the story seems to develop a certain deep feelings; and in not a possitive feelings

                 ex: the mouse quivers with frights, the queen of hearts turns crimson with furry, the Mock turtle is 'sad and lonely', the white queen looks at Alice in a                                  'helpless,frigthened short of way''—even Alice herself looks 'lonely and low-spirit" 

           Why do they have this kind of wide range of emotion, that looks so depressing? Even if the story itself is funny and makes us laugh, why is the characters                    developed this emotions? I am curious on why. 

• ​​In the sequel part of Alice—which is Alice through the looking glass—there's a poem that is told by Tweedledum and Tweedledee. 

The Walrus and The Carpenter

The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright--
And this was odd, because it was
The middle of the night.

The moon was shining sulkily,
Because she thought the sun
Had got no business to be there
After the day was done--
"It's very rude of him," she said,
"To come and spoil the fun!"

The sea was wet as wet could be,
The sands were dry as dry.
You could not see a cloud, because
No cloud was in the sky:
No birds were flying overhead--
There were no birds to fly.

The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking close at hand;
They wept like anything to see
Such quantities of sand:
"If this were only cleared away,"
They said, "it would be grand!"

"If seven maids with seven mops
Swept it for half a year.
Do you suppose," the Walrus said,
"That they could get it clear?"
"I doubt it," said the Carpenter,
And shed a bitter tear.

"O Oysters, come and walk with us!"
The Walrus did beseech.
"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
Along the briny beach:
We cannot do with more than four,
To give a hand to each."

The eldest Oyster looked at him,
But never a word he said:
The eldest Oyster winked his eye,
And shook his heavy head--
Meaning to say he did not choose
To leave the oyster-bed.

But four young Oysters hurried up,
All eager for the treat:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were clean and neat--
And this was odd, because, you know,
They hadn't any feet.

Four other Oysters followed them,
And yet another four;
And thick and fast they came at last,
And more, and more, and more--
All hopping through the frothy waves,
And scrambling to the shore.
 

The Walrus and the Carpenter
Walked on a mile or so,
And then they rested on a rock
Conveniently low:
And all the little Oysters stood
And waited in a row.

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."

"But wait a bit," the Oysters cried,
"Before we have our chat;
For some of us are out of breath,
And all of us are fat!"
"No hurry!" said the Carpenter.
They thanked him much for that.

"A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,
"Is what we chiefly need:
Pepper and vinegar besides
Are very good indeed--
Now if you're ready, Oysters dear,
We can begin to feed."

"But not on us!" the Oysters cried,
Turning a little blue.
"After such kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!"
"The night is fine," the Walrus said.
"Do you admire the view?
 

"It was so kind of you to come!
And you are very nice!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"Cut us another slice:
I wish you were not quite so deaf--
I've had to ask you twice!"

"It seems a shame," the Walrus said,
"To play them such a trick,
After we've brought them out so far,
And made them trot so quick!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"The butter's spread too thick!"

"I weep for you," the Walrus said:
"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.

"O Oysters," said the Carpenter,
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none--
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd eaten every one.

            Look at the poem above! Such a sad and tragic poem—the characters themselves all look depressing; the Walrus and the Carpanter along with the                     oysters! This is a childreen book, isn't it too depressing for a children book? 

• The last problem is the environtment around Alice in the Wonderland and through the looking glass. I understand the part on why the story must looks so sureal and unreal; but the think that I don't understand is on why the change of pace that's in the story create an uneasy feelings to me? Just like when Alice is in the shop with a sheep in a corner of it. There's this line: 
  

 

 

"The shop seemed to be full of all manner of curious things--but the oddest part of it all was that whenever she looked hard at any shelfs, to make out exactly what it had on it, that particular shelf was always quite empty: though the others round it were crowded as full as they could hold."

               

 

 

 

 

What does this line supposed to mean? Is it because it wants to tell us that Alice were dreaming, that's why the sentence looks so dreamy, unreal, and                 full of mystery? Or is it because of anything else? 

 

Alice in the wonderland is such a great story and I really love it, but I hope some of you who have read Alice could explain to me all the things that I don't understand (as you can see above) I really hope that you guys can give another suggestion on what books (childreen books) that worth reading! 

Thank you~