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In the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter, the carpenter is referred to as 'the Carpenter' throughout.

Some critics have suggested that he is a metaphor for that other famous carpenter, Jesus Christ, and that the whole poem is a critique of organised religion, with the Carpenter representing Western religion and the Walrus representing Eastern religion, owning to his apparent resemblance to Buddha or the Hindu god Ganesha. However, this is known to be incorrect as Carroll didn't chose the name of the Carpenter, his illustrator John Tenniel did. Carroll was only interested in the meter of the word and presented Tenniel with three choices; carpenter, butterfly and baronet. Tenniel selected carpenter.

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