Chapter 5
'Advice from a Caterpillar' — the famous hookah scene, often read as a meditation on metamorphosis and selfhood (and frequently noted for its drug imagery).
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From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The languid, philosophical Caterpillar perched on a mushroom interrogates Alice about identity and gives her the means to control her size.
Chapter 5
Alice recites 'You are old, Father William' incorrectly, the Caterpillar's test of identity through memory and recitation.
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