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    identical to another’s personality. To many people, embracing their indifferences may seem difficult. Through the art of film-making, Tim Burton makes his creative yet unique stories into movies. Burton’s charisma is portrayed through his movies, such as Edward Scissorhands and Alice in Wonderland. The main characters in the movies have the appearance and aspects of an outcast; therefore, they stand out in their society. Tim Burton uses misfit characters to show that people should embrace their unique attributes. Non-diegetic music is used to create the effect of innocence on the characters who do not fit into their society. In the scene where Edward is spotted carving an ice sculpture of an angel, the intended effect is that people will realize that Edward is a typical person, even though he may not look like one. When the peaceful music plays in the background, Edward seems innocent, and his way of finding himself is through…

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    residing inside everyone, providing an intimate portion of their life force. The whimsy of Alice in Wonderland is an inextricable part of the story that Lewis Carroll concocted nearly a century and a half ago. However, as more adaptions are made from the classic tale this integral element ebbs and flows. The choices made in how images were portrayed, whether music was included, and how certain characters were portrayed compiled to become driving forces in how each version of Alice in Wonderland…

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    We’re all mad here in Wonderland Adolescence is an inevitable process for everyone, part of growing up is discovering who you really are, and who you want to be. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll, at first glance seems like nothing, but a childish fairy tale, but has undertones of mature themes. This story utilizes fictional themes, but still capture the morale of how difficult growing up can be. Alice is an ordinary girl who falls down the “rabbit hole” into a psychotic world of…

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    In Jan Svankmajer’s film Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland shows a surreal story of a girl whose put into her dreams. In the film, Alice attempts to find something to do. Her last hope is using her imagination. She was depressed with her life at the moment. Svankmajer was excellently brought Alice a very simple but creative mind in imagining a wonderland for herself as a way to escape to where she was. The wonderland first started with very simple and daily objects such as dishes, dolls, the house…

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    Meta: It stands as literary masterpiece, with it now making its long awaited debut within the world of online slots. Alice in Wonderland is the latest creation from OpenBet, but does it pay notable homage? Alice in Wonderland Review Are you ready to enter a fantasy world? Well, Alice wasn’t when she first visited Wonderland, but it didn’t stop her experience the adventure that awaited her. Her time in this fantasy landed ended up being one of the most memorable moments in literally history,…

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    Adventures in Wonderland (2009) and Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat (1871) are works of literature that both use “nonsense” to convey a story. In what follows I will argue that nonsense is significant, especially in children’s literature, as it is a useful tool for education, and promotes individuality of thoughts. The use of nonsense in literature challenges rules and it allows for the brain to think outside of the restricted boundaries of teaching, which stimulates original thinking. I…

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    white. Alice, who does not appear to be much larger than the other animals, is trying to hold onto the goose. A parrot is seen flying away, a frog is running away, and another goose has been knocked over by Alice who we can assume is trying to help the goose she is trying to catch. Alice has a small smile on her face and appears to be much more amused in this depiction of Alice in Wonderland. Alice appears to be enjoying the chaos that she is causing in the courtroom, but at the same time…

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    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by Lewis Carroll which tells the story of Alice, a girl who goes on an adventure in Wonderland in a dream. The novel, usually shortened to Alice in Wonderland, falls into the fantasy genre. The novel main setting is in the fantasy world, where Alice finds herself inside a rabbit hole and Wonderland. The setting in the beginning and the ending of the story, however, is in the river bank. Carroll divided the book into twelve chapters, each…

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    Alice in wonderland is a children’s novel that has entire worlds of meaning to different people. The story is told in a very childish matter and begins with the tale of our young friend Alice who upon seeing a white rabbit running, she begins to chase the white rabbit and falls down the rabbit’s hole and winds up finding herself in a very peculiar world. Right away as Alice explores the rabbit hole she stumbles across many things that don’t belong such as cupboards and dressers and she quickly…

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    As Alice, curious in nature, also shows a great deal of ambition as she navigates through Wonderland. Making a great deal of mistakes in her adventures, Carroll makes her a relatable character who can learn from said mistakes but also tell right from wrong despite beliefs of others. Progressing through the story she develops a strong and courageous heart, dealing with a great deal of hostile creatures in Wonderland’s environment. Both Carroll’s themes and Alice’s character have the capability of…

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