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Jabberwocky
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Lewis Carroll
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Jabberwocky Themes
Little Words, Big Ideas
Violence
The climax of "Jabberwocky" is violent indeed – a hallmark of the "epic ballad" form, of which this poem is a tiny sample. The warnings in the second stanza of the poem set up the danger, whi...
Perseverance
In keeping with the "epic" scope of the poem, our protagonist's journey is no walk in the park. In order to triumph, he must first persevere. This theme is related to the theme of "Men and Masculin...
Men and Masculinity
Carroll first published a bit of "Jabberwocky" as a kind of satire of Anglo-Saxon verse, which might well be the "manliest" poetry there is (in addition to being the earliest in English). Think Beo...
Good vs. Evil
In "Jabberwocky," "Good vs. Evil" is linked with the theme of "Violence." When good (our hero) and evil (the Jabberwock) meet in this story, violence ensues. "Jabberwocky" pits the individual (one...
Man and the Natural World
"Man and the Natural World" might be the most interesting theme in the whole poem, because it's the one theme in which we can bring in the goofy language. How, you ask? Well, the "natural world" th...
