Alice Munro

After the book was published, its sales went through the roof and many foreign editions had to be made. Inspired by how well Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland performed, “Carroll began work on a sequel, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, published in 1872,” (Stanley 18). Unsurprisingly, the sequel was just as successful as it’s prequel. Many 19th century critics found Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to have a “sheer imaginative force, coupled with a blend of humor,…

In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice is a little girl who lives during the Victorian Era in England. Throughout the story, Alice showed many character traits. In the beginning, she shows the reader that she is both curious and brave. She also shows thats she is a very polite mature girl for her age. In the beginning of the story, Alice shows she is a very curious child. When she saw the white rabbit, it caught her attention and she decided to follow it. She followed it down the rabbit…

Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple, is a tale following a poor, young, black girl named Celie throughout the journey of her life filled with violence, and recovery. The film begins with Celie giving birth to a boy; she was raped and impregnated by her own father, whom takes the baby away from her. Celie's life centered mainly around her sister Nettie, her husband called Mister, and Shug Avery: who had three children with her husband. Experiences of grief, and violence, along with…

Every story has a purpose. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold is a book about a girl named Susie Salmon and her family. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold, was converted into a movie, directed by Peter Jackson. The book and movie are different, that’s why you should read the book first and then see the movie. And since they are different, they have two different themes. The theme of The Lovely Bones, written by Alice Sebold is family and the theme of The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson is…

Matt Roche and Jaimie Warren Too are a duo which created the show “Whoop Dee Doo!” This show is a live show for kids. The show “Whoop Dee Doo!” balances art, humor, and entertainment while providing those involved a creative outlet. The show utilizes its space to create a different world which is what the content of the show is based on. In the specific segment I watched, the duo picked a space and had ten days to transform it into their vision. They collaborated with high school students to…

Wonderland is as beautiful and colorful as she remembered, reminiscent of a masterpiece painting using colors selected by a child. Alice navigates through the dense forests, tall mushrooms and strange fauna. Alice navigates the path as if she’d done it every day of her life. Upon stumbling through a darker part on her path she all at once gets the sensation of being watched, a chill goes down her spine; the sense of someone breathing on her neck; the sound of faint whispers into her ear, yet she…

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…

Abigail takes being a mother to a whole new level after her daughter is lost, and this is defended by the Critical Essay 'My Name Was Salmon, Like the Fish ': Understanding Death, Grief, and Redemption in Alice Sebold 's The Lovely Bones written by Kenneth Womack. He states, “Abigail isolates herself by delving into the workaday world of the suburban housewife. Her obsession with the preparation of the family 's meals and her daily chores allows the time to pass more quickly, thus limiting her…

decided to jump UP the rabbit hole, in search of Alice, he had no idea what to expect. The hole itself is pitch black. But there is a pin prick of light, which is progressively getting bigger as he tumbles farther up. Wonderland is in shambles, the Queen of Hearts destructing all happiness in her wake. The Snow Queen was living prosperously before the Queen of Hearts overthrew her. The only person who has ever been able to save Wonderland is Alice. Alice has not been around for at least 2…

finally gets the confidence to say no to her. Alice Walker takes two completely different people and shows how even though their situations may not be the same as one is dealing with her eldest daughter and the other an abusive husband both stories capture the journey that each character takes to get to the point of them standing up for themselves which makes the two stories correlate with each other even though the danger of each situation is not the same. Alice Walker beautifully captures the…