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In stanzas 16-17 of The Walrus and the carpenter the central idea is that even if the Walrus feels bad for the oysters he decides to eat them all.

What is The Walrus and the carpenter?

The Walrus and the carpenter is a poem by Lewis Carroll. This poem tells the story of a walrus and a carpenter who tricked some oysters to eat them. This poem has a defined metric and it includes 18 stanzas.

What is the central idea of stanzas 16-17?

In these stanzas, the real intention of both the Walrus and the carpenter is revealed, for example, in the lines:

  • The Carpenter said nothing but “The butter’s spread too thick!"
  • Holding his pocket-handkerchief" both prepare to eat the oysters.

This idea is contrasted with the fact that Walrus feels bad for the oysters:

  • I weep for you
  • The Walrus said: I deeply sympathize.

But despite this feeling, the Walrus and Carpenter eat all the oysters.

Learn more about stanzas in: https://brainly.com/question/1689538

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