Friday I saw the Tim Burton movie, “Alice.” For my thoughts on the movie as a movie, see my other blog. This post is about a thought that I had while watching the movie. Without giving any spoilers (that’s the job of my other blog…) The Jabberwocky is in the movie. For those of you unfamiliar with The Jabberwocky, below is the poem about it:
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought —
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
“And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’
He chortled in his joy.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
While the poem is odd and has odd words, the main gist is that there is a big nasty beast that is defeated by someone personally. This is a one on one battle, something that people can help you prepare for, but not do for you. Every person has their own “Jabberwocky” (see: El Guapo (5 points for the person who first responds to this post with the movie that this reference is from)). So…The Jabberwocky is a beast that, according to me, symbolizes a large looming personal problem. Then what is the vorpal sword? In the movie this sword is a really nifty sword that has little bauble type thingies on its blade, it looks really cool! In my analogy what would be the vorpal sword? Unfortunately to each person the vorpal sword will be something different. To me the answer is simple: wonderful family and friends who are willing to help and support me despite all my eccentricities (a nice way of saying “my weirdness”). With them, no with you, I can defeat anything. Thank you.
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