Alice in Wonderland, is a fantastic book for all ages. The author of this book, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson AKA Lewis Carroll was gifted at putting riddles and puns into his books, especially in this book. Because of these riddles and puns, it has brought many critics to press for answers as to what the exact meaning of this book could be. The book begins with Alice, hanging out with her sister on a hot summer day, when suddenly she sees a rabbit. However, this rabbit is no where near the typical rabbit, it holds human qualities, such as the ability to talk and carry a pocket watch. The rabbit then jumps into a hole, and Alice follows suit. The book goes on for many chapters, about Alice in this world called Wonderland, where she sees odd animals
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Furthermore, he was also not a typical author in reference that he was also a mathematician. He was the oldest of three children in his family, and from a early age he loved making mathematical puzzles and puzzles for his family. In fact, he also contributed to making a magazine solely for his family, named the MischMasch. Dodgson, was also gifted as a child in the academic field, and as Schmoop.com summarizes," When he was 14, Charles shipped off to the Rugby School, an elite boys ' boarding academy in Warwickshire. He was an excellent student, especially in mathematics, with professors nothing his exceptional abilities. He applied and was accepted to his father 's alma mater, Christ Church College at the University of Oxford."(Shmoop Editoral …show more content…
Some people claim that it is purely fictional, and was meant for children, while others claim that this book was about drugs. The idea of this book being about drugs has been discussed for centuries , and when looking at some of the things that go on in the book, it seems to back that claim up. For example, Alice goes through very odd riddles, she eats odd foods, sees talking animals, and even talks to a caterpillar smoking a hookah on-top of a mushroom, these are just some of the potential reasons to support the drug claim. However, bbc.com is quick to jump in that “Carroll wasn 't thought to have been a recreational user of opium or laudanum, and the references may say more about the people making them than the author”(BBC
Furthermore, he was also not a typical author in reference that he was also a mathematician. He was the oldest of three children in his family, and from a early age he loved making mathematical puzzles and puzzles for his family. In fact, he also contributed to making a magazine solely for his family, named the MischMasch. Dodgson, was also gifted as a child in the academic field, and as Schmoop.com summarizes," When he was 14, Charles shipped off to the Rugby School, an elite boys ' boarding academy in Warwickshire. He was an excellent student, especially in mathematics, with professors nothing his exceptional abilities. He applied and was accepted to his father 's alma mater, Christ Church College at the University of Oxford."(Shmoop Editoral …show more content…
Some people claim that it is purely fictional, and was meant for children, while others claim that this book was about drugs. The idea of this book being about drugs has been discussed for centuries , and when looking at some of the things that go on in the book, it seems to back that claim up. For example, Alice goes through very odd riddles, she eats odd foods, sees talking animals, and even talks to a caterpillar smoking a hookah on-top of a mushroom, these are just some of the potential reasons to support the drug claim. However, bbc.com is quick to jump in that “Carroll wasn 't thought to have been a recreational user of opium or laudanum, and the references may say more about the people making them than the author”(BBC