Alice in Wonderland

CHAPTER 11: WHO STOLE THE TARTS?

What is he/she on trial for? Is it a fair trial?
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The knave of hearts is accused of stealing tarts from the Queen of Hearts; the accusation against him is based on a nursery rhyme.

The proceedings of the trial are obviously unjust, and Carroll is lightly satirizing the justice system. It is not a specific satire of justice as it existed in Victorian England; it can more accurately be read as a satire of some of the dangers involved in trials.

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