Carroll and Robert Searle” (195). Pritchard’s and Lysaght’s quoting of Lennon reinforces the claim that Lennon takes aspects of the adventure Alice has during her trip, such as her emotional outbursts and time spent with Humpty Dumpty. Most of the ideas for “I Am the Walrus” come directly from Lewis Carroll’s book, but other lyrics come from personal drug-induced hallucinations of Lennon.
Lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD classifies as a hallucinogenic drug. Drugs of this class rouse changes in the brain. The symptoms revolve around the way the brain perceives sound and sight. Users of LSD experience extreme mood swings, alterations among the five senses and often find themselves feeling extremely anxious to the point of panic, or depressed. An acid trip defines these extreme sensations. During an acid trip, a person’s mood enhances based upon the feelings prior to taking the drug. A person in a happy mood will most likely develop an even happier state of mind while on an acid trip. Users can also have the opposite effect and the experience results in terror. When on an acid trip, the brain often confuses the five senses. For example, the sense of sight and hearing may switch. A switch of the senses can cause confusion and worry, which quickly leads to panic. panic. According to The Merck Manual of Medical Information, “As the trip continues, the user begins to lose control and can temporarily become psychotic” (Berkow 451). The symptoms previously stated provide the bizarre setting to produce a nonsensical song such as “I Am the Walrus.” Lennon received stimulation for “I Am the Walrus” while on his own acid trips. Robert A. Granville, in his article