Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

their significance is still felt today` . The lessons which can be learnt by both children and adults alike; as well as the underlying adult sub context, is what makes these texts relevant for all ages. The best example of this is seen in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, The Lion,…

She is welcomed to the unknown. In Tough Alice, Alice is already experienced with the bizarre realm of Wonderland and crosses the threshold once she follows the pig into the rabbit hole. Everything begins to change yet again. As Alice is falling down the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland, which seems like forever, Alice reaches the bottom and encounters a room full of locked doors. She stumbles upon a table that displays a drink and some cake. In order to receive the key to get through the…

In Clark and McDonald’s (2010) text, the theme of the fantasy genre is dispelled through an analysis of the “realization” of Ofelia’s experiences in a fantasy world. The article describes the various aspects adult-themed behaviors that are often interjected into Ofelia’s imagination, which makes the fantasy world more like the “real world” in the plot of this film. The depiction of real life as a more dangerous environment is another major problem with the escapist theme of Pan’s Labyrinth.…

in general. They are in books, movies, television shows, cartoons, video games, and comics. The Ringmaster, the Queen of Hearts, and Ursula are just a couple of disney villains. The Ringmaster is from Dumbo. The Queen of Hearts is from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Ursula is from The Little Mermaid. The Ringmaster is a circus ringmaster in Dumbo. He is a bad person because of how he behaves every time anything gets in the way of his circus perfection. He is bad because he is a strict and…

things as part of the group or not. The acceptance of society is the main theme. A lot of people hesitate and pull away from what they are afraid of or do not understand. The characters of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” in their own way must deal with the fact of being an outcast, and unfortunately an outsider of society. They must find out what is acceptable and unacceptable in society. Throughout Mary Shelley’s novel, she introduces her main character…

including this Beddor might be trying to show that Alyss still believes in Wonderland and still might have hope to return. Beddor also characterizes Alice as a very stubborn girl as he includes, “‘Mother, please. You know I don’t wish to see him,’ Alice said. ‘A lady might not like a man,’ Mrs. Liddell said, ‘but she shouldn’t show it so explicitly as you do’” (Beddor 164). This event takes place when Mrs. Liddell wanted to get Alice’s picture taken by Mr. Dodgson and Alice refused. She has to…

In Frank Beddor’s The Looking Glass Wars Beddor creates his own take on the original Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Following a civil war, the Wonderlanders have reached peace. That is until a vicious threat to wonderland has returned. Queen Genevieve’s older sister Redd. Throughout the book there are many themes. But one stood out. Facing reality is hard to do, especially in the cases of Alyss, Dodge, and Genevieve. BOOM! Starting from the battle inside the palace, with dodge realizing…

In Alice in Wonderland, Alice has her whole life planned out for her by her parents. She already knew who she was going to marry, where she would’ve live, and what she would’ve done, but Alice wasn’t sure that she wanted a life that was made for her by her parents. As…

Dr. Randolph’s class was a celebration of literature and discourse. The texts selected by Dr. Randolph helped me explore my own identity. Also, Dr. Randolph assigned a variety of classic poems and modern literary texts for the purpose of promoting discourse in small groups. By promoting discourse, students are not just reading a text. Instead, Dr. Randolph encouraged analysis of the texts on a personal and societal level through class discussion and writing assignments. Dr. Randolph repeatedly…

goodbye’ I’m late. I’m Late. I’m late.” In Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, this is the chant the little white rabbit sang. As the rabbit runs by, Alice’s curiosity bests her. She tumbles down the rabbit hole after him and finds herself scared, alone, and frustrated. Though the story was light hearted, a much more serious matter loomed under the surface. Alice had become depressed. Nothing ever felt right to her again after Wonderland, as we see in the 2012 movie adaptation. Being scared,…