On July 4, 1862, Charles Dodgson, better-known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll, boarded a boat to Oxford with some people to enjoy afternoon tea on the river bank. One of Lewis’s friends, Harry Liddell, had three daughters with him: Edith, Alice and Lorina. (REF) The three young girls wanted to hear a story so Lewis, being very creative, came up with a short tale about a girl named Alice and her journey through a whimsical world. This story later became known as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. What was the main inspiration behind this tale of a girl going to a made-up world? The main influences were surprisingly dark, unlike the actual story which sugar-coats the influences. Opium, eating disorders, and neglection, mixed in with a handful
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a disorder marked by a pattern of instability in moods and behavior(REF). Four characters in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland seem heavily influenced by these BPD and dual personalities. The four characters are Tweedledee, Tweedledum, the Queen of Hearts and Alice. First off the twins, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, constantly conflict with each other, much like a dual personality would do. The Queen of Hearts exhibits BPD because her mood changes randomly, showing an instability in her moods. She also always threatens to behead people, yet her mood changes again and she never follows through with it. The final character is Alice, who reflects a dual personality. A dual personality is a “A form of mental disturbance in which someone assumes alternately two different identities; neither is conscious of the existence of the other”(REF). Alice talks to herself throughout the book without being aware of it. This is shown many times throughout the book. One example of this is when it says “She began talking to herself, as
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a disorder marked by a pattern of instability in moods and behavior(REF). Four characters in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland seem heavily influenced by these BPD and dual personalities. The four characters are Tweedledee, Tweedledum, the Queen of Hearts and Alice. First off the twins, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, constantly conflict with each other, much like a dual personality would do. The Queen of Hearts exhibits BPD because her mood changes randomly, showing an instability in her moods. She also always threatens to behead people, yet her mood changes again and she never follows through with it. The final character is Alice, who reflects a dual personality. A dual personality is a “A form of mental disturbance in which someone assumes alternately two different identities; neither is conscious of the existence of the other”(REF). Alice talks to herself throughout the book without being aware of it. This is shown many times throughout the book. One example of this is when it says “She began talking to herself, as