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Grandiosity: Through The Looking Glass: Alice & Humpty Dumpty
"Alice Meets Humpty Dumpty" by Sir John Tenniel. Illustration from the Sixth Chapter of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass.
http://www.kellscraft.com/throughthelookingglassch6.html
Grandiosity & N's
From Behavenet
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/path/grandiosity.htm
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Grandiosity: Inflated self-esteem or self-worth, usually manifested as content of thinking or talk with themes reflecting the patient's belief that he or she is the greatest or has special attributes or abilities
Excerpt from Chapter 6: Through the Looking Glass.
http://www.kellscraft.com/throughthelookingglassch6.html
"What tremendously easy riddles you ask!’ Humpty Dumpty growled out. ’Of course I don’t think so! Why, if ever I DID fall off– which there’s no chance of–but IF I did–’ Here he pursed his lips and looked so solemn and grand that Alice could hardly help laughing. ’IF I did fall,’ he went on, ’THE KING HAS PROMISED ME–WITH HIS VERY OWN MOUTH–to–to–’
’To send all his horses and all his men,’ Alice interrupted, rather unwisely.
’Now I declare that’s too bad!’ Humpty Dumpty cried, breaking into a sudden passion. ’You’ve been listening at doors–and behind trees– and down chimneys–or you couldn’t have known it!’
’I haven’t, indeed!’ Alice said very gently. ’It’s in a book.’
’Ah, well! They may write such things in a BOOK,’ Humpty Dumpty said in a calmer tone. ’That’s what you call a History of England, that is. Now, take a good look at me! I’m one that has spoken to a King, I am: mayhap you’ll never see such another: and to show you I’m not proud, you may shake hands with me!’ And he grinned almost from ear to ear, as he leant forwards (and as nearly as possible fell off the wall in doing so) and offered Alice his hand. She watched him a little anxiously as she took it. ’If he smiled much more, the ends of his mouth might meet behind,’ she thought: ’and then I don’t know what would happen to his head! I’m afraid it would come off!’
’Yes, all his horses and all his men,’ Humpty Dumpty went on. ’They’d pick me up again in a minute, THEY would!"
Here is a wonderful article written by Rebecca Speer from the University of Colorado's Program for Writing and Rhetoric Website assessing Humpty Dumpty's grandiosity and narcissism as displayed in Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking Glass". Click on the link to read the full article. Highly recommend.
“The Great Fall” of Authority by Rebecca Speers
http://www.colorado.edu/PWR/occasions/articles/HumptyDumpty.html
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"Humpty Dumpty’s narcissism is immediately apparent. As soon as Alice stumbles upon him, Humpty Dumpty proclaims his self-importance and implies Alice’s inferiority. He is extremely defensive and unwilling to consider any remark that he perceives as potentially criticizing, since he believes himself to be a superior creature...."
Visit http://www.grandiosity.org for more information on grandiosity and NPD in general.
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"The best way out is always through."--Robert Frost
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Oct/26/2008, 12:18 pm
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