we are all mad here
... a dogs not mad. ... Therefore, Im mad". ... Here, the Hatter and the Hare correct her statement. ... However, they may not be mad, because a mad person would surely contradict the truth or reasoning. In the Mad Tea Party, Carrol shows us that the characters are not likely to be mad either. ... The accusation that is made against the Knave is one of the most absurd things of all, because it is assumed that the Knave is he author of the "crime" although there is no signature on the poem and so no proof of authorship. ... For instance, beating the Queen at playing croquet and stealing tarts both have the same penalty although the first is not a crime at all. Carrol shows us through actual truths that the whole world and the people in it are all insane. ... In Wonderland, these things are all true and really happen, although for us they might seem like mere examples of insanity and very contradictory.