Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and the six Bastable children: Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Nöel, Alice and H. O. in The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit are outsiders who struggle to find an identity in society. Both Alice and the Batasble children go on an adventure to experiment with society in order to accept their identity. Thus, the children are outsiders because they do not fit in with the social norms, as Alice questions her surroundings as the only human character, in contrast to the Bastable children who question their social class. As a result, both Alice and the Bastable children experiment with their identity through their fun and games to reflect who they are. However, the people whom the children
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Both Alice and the Bastable children alter their behaviour to fit society’s needs. Alice shapes her identity based on her perception of Wonderland. Then she meets the Cheshire Cart, he assures Alice that what she sees is the real Wonderland, as he tells her, “We 're all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad,” (Carroll 58). Therefore, as an outsider, Alice relies on others to direct her around Wonderland, in order to find direction with her identity. However, majority of the people Alice encounters are rude and treat her as an outsider because she does not conform to the rules. In addition, Wonderland establishes a life and death society because it is a place of games (Haughton 195). For example, when Alice meets the Queen of Hearts, she is in a life and death situation because she must follow the Queen’s rules or her head is chopped off. As a result, the rules Alice follows shapes her identity because she realizes, in order to find her identity, she must learn to adapt to society as part of growing …show more content…
Both Alice and the Bastable children are outsiders who have a hard time fitting in society because they have a fear of change. Thus, the children experiment with their identity to understand their surroundings. For Alice, she consumes questionable liquids and cakes, as an influence to see different perspectives; in contrast, the Bastable children play games and mimic different roles such as editors. Yet, their experiments establish the children growing up. Therefore, Alice and the Bastable children seek others to ensure their position in society and realize the changes in their identity. As a result, Alice and the Bastable children accept their identity when they accept society. Alice learns she has no control over the rules and demands of Wonderland, while the Bastable children learn to put others before themselves. For that reason, the changes in society influence the changes in children’s
Both Alice and the Bastable children alter their behaviour to fit society’s needs. Alice shapes her identity based on her perception of Wonderland. Then she meets the Cheshire Cart, he assures Alice that what she sees is the real Wonderland, as he tells her, “We 're all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad,” (Carroll 58). Therefore, as an outsider, Alice relies on others to direct her around Wonderland, in order to find direction with her identity. However, majority of the people Alice encounters are rude and treat her as an outsider because she does not conform to the rules. In addition, Wonderland establishes a life and death society because it is a place of games (Haughton 195). For example, when Alice meets the Queen of Hearts, she is in a life and death situation because she must follow the Queen’s rules or her head is chopped off. As a result, the rules Alice follows shapes her identity because she realizes, in order to find her identity, she must learn to adapt to society as part of growing …show more content…
Both Alice and the Bastable children are outsiders who have a hard time fitting in society because they have a fear of change. Thus, the children experiment with their identity to understand their surroundings. For Alice, she consumes questionable liquids and cakes, as an influence to see different perspectives; in contrast, the Bastable children play games and mimic different roles such as editors. Yet, their experiments establish the children growing up. Therefore, Alice and the Bastable children seek others to ensure their position in society and realize the changes in their identity. As a result, Alice and the Bastable children accept their identity when they accept society. Alice learns she has no control over the rules and demands of Wonderland, while the Bastable children learn to put others before themselves. For that reason, the changes in society influence the changes in children’s