A big hole, talking animals and an adventure that may never end, helps a little girl find out who she truly is. While symbols are not always clear, through direct characterization, anthropomorphism, and real world connections, Lewis Carroll utilizes an exceptional understanding of the development of Alice’s identity in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Direct characterization helps to create a better understanding of symbols in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The Cheshire cat, establishes the reoccurring dilemma that Alice has. Throughout the book, he appears sporadically asking Alice about who she is, making her rethink and discuss her identity. Alice asks herself “Who in the world am I” (Carroll, 13) throughout the book in different confrontations especially after her encounters with the cat. Throughout the cats development a perception is given that the cat symbolizes Alice’s doubt. Through all the text examples and reading the …show more content…
He connects his book to the life of a child growing up. This real world connection leads to the development of her identity. He writes about the main difficulty of growing up being not knowing who you are. This connection helps the development of Alice, and shows how she became who she is, helping her identity. Bloom wrote of an idea similar to this topic. He wrote “After the tea party, Alice meets a puppy, one of the most common symbols of childhood delight, but it is enormous…Carroll’s emphasis on characteristics, of maturity not equal to emotional or mental aspects… epitomizes the idea of metamorphosis that all children must face during maturity.” Bloom gets the idea across of a real world child growing up develops Alice’s identity, through the symbols Carroll placed throughout the book, resembling the life of a real child. The real world connection helped to see that Alice is nothing but a child, making her identity to develop in the
Direct characterization helps to create a better understanding of symbols in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The Cheshire cat, establishes the reoccurring dilemma that Alice has. Throughout the book, he appears sporadically asking Alice about who she is, making her rethink and discuss her identity. Alice asks herself “Who in the world am I” (Carroll, 13) throughout the book in different confrontations especially after her encounters with the cat. Throughout the cats development a perception is given that the cat symbolizes Alice’s doubt. Through all the text examples and reading the …show more content…
He connects his book to the life of a child growing up. This real world connection leads to the development of her identity. He writes about the main difficulty of growing up being not knowing who you are. This connection helps the development of Alice, and shows how she became who she is, helping her identity. Bloom wrote of an idea similar to this topic. He wrote “After the tea party, Alice meets a puppy, one of the most common symbols of childhood delight, but it is enormous…Carroll’s emphasis on characteristics, of maturity not equal to emotional or mental aspects… epitomizes the idea of metamorphosis that all children must face during maturity.” Bloom gets the idea across of a real world child growing up develops Alice’s identity, through the symbols Carroll placed throughout the book, resembling the life of a real child. The real world connection helped to see that Alice is nothing but a child, making her identity to develop in the