Alice's Perception Of The World

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At The same time, the author displays the theme of people perceive the world differently. First, Alice perceives situations differently from the creatures throughout the whole novel. One example is demonstrated when Alice first comes into wonderland. Alice is mistaken as a maid by the rabbit. Alice cannot believe that she is being ordered around by an animal, she thinks of “ how surprised [the rabbit] i'll be when he finds out who [she is ] “ (Carroll 43 ). She finds it strange “to submit to [these] normal authorities” (Blake 2 ). Here, Alice encounters a situation that in her view is very strange. While for the rabbit it is common to order anyone around. For that reason, two very different perceptions are held by Alice and the rabbit.

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