until i do a web search on what alice find and i do not realize that the name of the film be embed in the title of one of lewis carroll book . the book complete title be through the look glass ( and what alice find there ) . the alice of the film come from a background quite different from that of lewis carroll alice . her fresh and assertive character and however and be similar . the movie alice begin a a young woman in new hampshire who steal money from her as patting bos and take off for miami and vaguely plan to study marine biology and play with dolphin . she encounter a middle aged couple in a motor home ( the husband retire from the military ) who rescue her from a strange man at a roadside stop and from her car breakdown ( perhaps cause by their mechanization ) . a it turn out and the couple be heavily involve in truck stop prostitution and see sweet and young alice a a promising recruit . the wife ( play by judith ivey in a performance worthy of some big award ) buy alice sexy clothing and show her how to apply hot makeup . initially and alice passively accept her ministration and and with the couple instruction and do several trick . the encounter show in the most detail be quite different from most cinematic sex but may be typical of what most often happen in real life . the man be shy and deferential and apologize for finish too fast . what wonderful about alice ( and different from her prototype from clarissa to sister carrie ) be that she learn from her experience and assert herself . this be how thing really be . prostitution be everywhere . people be neither all good or all bad . alice leave the motor home with her well earn money and a feeling of mutual respect .