# What Logic and Nonsense means in Through the Looking-Glass

> The book constantly subverts logical expectations, such as the Red Queen's claim that one can remember things 'the week after next' and the White Knight's absurd inventions that defy practicality.

## Explanation

The book constantly subverts logical expectations, such as the Red Queen's claim that one can remember things 'the week after next' and the White Knight's absurd inventions that defy practicality.

The chess moves are presented in a structured, logical format, yet they govern a fantastical and nonsensical narrative.

Tweedledee's statement 'if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic' exemplifies the playful inversion of logical reasoning.

The Queen's rules about jam, believing impossible things, and the shifting shop shelves defy conventional logic.

The cake that joins again after being cut and the instruction to 'hand it round first, and cut it afterwards' exemplify Looking-glass logic.

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