Alice in Wonderland

alice and the mushroom

is the mushroom an allegory for doing drugs or does it mean something else?

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I think it is just something put in there.

It certainly makes sense that Carroll got the idea from halucigenic mushrooms. Most of the plot of Alice in Wonderland reads like a drug induced dream, so Alice taking the mushroom is just another manifestation of this weirdness.

Here's a quote of the funny mushroom episode:

'Caterpillar: By the way, I have a few more helpful hints. One side will make you grow taller...

Alice: One side of what?

Caterpillar: ...and the other side will make you grow shorter.

Alice: The other side of what?

Caterpillar: THE MUSHROOM, OF COURSE!'

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