: When the story fails, the Dodo suggests a Caucus-race , where everyone runs in a circle with no clear start or end until they are physically dry. Critical Essay Themes
: This scene is a linguistic pun. The Mouse uses the academic definition of "dry" (boring or spiritless), which fails to solve the physical problem of being soaked in water. Alice Gets Wet [1384] mp4
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , Alice becomes "wet" after falling into the —a body of water she inadvertently created while crying when she was nine feet tall. : When the story fails, the Dodo suggests
: The Caucus-race, where everyone wins and receives prizes, parodies the arbitrary nature of political and social systems. : When the story fails