The Hunting of the Snark Gardner sees the poem as dealing with existential angst, and states that the Baker may be Carroll's satire of himself, pointing to the fact that the Baker was named after a beloved uncle, as was Carroll, and that the two were around the same age at the time of the writing of the poem. Alternatively, Larry Shaw of the fan magazine "Inside and Science Fiction Advertiser" suggests that the Boots, being the Snark, actually murdered the Baker. Also references to religious issues had been suggested, like the Baker's 42 boxes being a reference to Thomas Cranmer's "Forty-Two Articles" with a
Lewis Carroll Society of North America information on Society meetings, and membership rolls. Lewis Carroll Society of North America The Lewis Carroll Society of North America is a learned society established in 1974. It is dedicated to the 19th-century English mathematician, photographer and writer Lewis Carroll, best known for the 1865 fantasy novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and its sequel. LCSNA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to "furthering Carroll studies, increasing accessibility of research materials, and maintaining public awareness of Carroll's contribution to society". The organization meets twice a year, and has an active publications program. The archive contains materials that document the history of the