It seems very pretty,' she said when she had finished it, 'but it's RATHER hard to understand!' {You see she didn't like to confess, even to herself, that she couldn't make it out at all.} 'Somehow it seemed to fill my head with ideas - only I don't know exactly what they are! However, SOMEBODY killed SOMETHING: that's clear, at any rate
In this excerpt from Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There," Alice comments on a picture she finds beautiful but somewhat difficult to understand. She admits that the image confuses her and fills her mind with thoughts she can't quite identify, revealing her struggle to grasp complex or abstract ideas visually presented.
"You see she didn't like to confess, even to herself, that she couldn't make it out at all," highlights her reluctance to admit her confusion. Despite this, Alice recognizes that the image suggests some form of violence or mystery, as she notes that "SOMEBODY killed SOMETHING," which is the main detail that she can understand amidst the confusion.
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