Madness and Sanity in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Much Madness is divinest Sense - To a discerning Eye - Much Sense - the starkest Madness - `Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail - Assent - and you are sane - Demur - you`re straightaway dangerous - And handled with a Chain - Emily Dickinson

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.” Alice didn’t think that proved it at all; however, she went on... (63)

Anon to sudden silence won In fancy they pursue The dream-child moving through a land Of wonders wild and new, In friendly chat with bird or beast— And half believe it true. (13)

“Who are you?” said the Caterpillar.... Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, Sir, just at present—at least I think I must have been changed several times since then... Being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing.” “It isn’t,” said the Caterpillar. “Well, perhaps you haven’t found it so yet,” said Alice; “but when you have to turn into a chrysalis—you will some day, you know—and then after that into a butterfly, I should think you’ll feel it a little queer, won’t you?” “Not a bit,” said the Caterpillar. “Well, perhaps your feelings may be different,” said Alice: “all I know is, it would feel very queer to me.” (47)

“Crawling at your feet,” said the Gnat... “you may observe a Bread-and-butterfly. Its wings are thin slices of bread-and-butter, its body is a crust, and its head is a lump of sugar.” “And what does it live on?” “Weak tea with cream in it.” A new difficulty came into Alice’s head. “Supposing it couldn’t find any?” she suggested. “Then it would die, of course.” “But that must happen very often,” Alice remarked thoughtfully. “It always happens,” said the Gnat. After this, Alice was silent for a minute or two, pondering. (153)

“There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought! And when I grow up, I’ll write one.” (40)