Topic > Analysis of Alice by American McGee - 1592

Angus Bumby is a new character introduced in the Alice in Wonderland concept but he is the most monstrous of all the characters. He exists both outside of Wonderland and within it as the Dollmaker. Outside of Wonderland, Dr. Angus Bumby works for the asylum as a psychiatrist, erasing Alice's painful memories. It blurs the lines of help and pain along with surface and depth, this categorical contamination occurs through the superficial appearance of helping Alice have a mentally stable life, though its true motive is much darker. The player then discovers that he is in love with Elizabeth who rejected him. He becomes obsessed, passing off her denials as if she is simply playing hard to get, until he reaches the point of no return. On the night of the fire he breaks into the house, rapes and kills Elizabeth, then sets fire to cover up what he has done. Alice's survival causes a problem for him and he intends to erase her memory and sell her as a slave or "doll", which brings out cultural sensitivities that add to the Doctor's monstrosity. The Dollmaker side of the Doctor represents the soulless, memoryless state he intends to reduce Alice too. It's stitched together in a very Frankenstein style, although its eyes are missing, depicting this change. After killing the Dollmaker, Alice has the ability to return to London and avenge her sister and her family with the death of Doctor Bumby and save Wonderland at least for the time being.