Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

In the poem “A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky,” Lewis Carroll talked about the boat ride that he went on with his friend, Alice, and her sisters (Popova). On this boat ride, he told the children about the story of Wonderland, which later inspired his book called Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Popova). This poem reflected the loss of Carroll 's loved one. As Alice grew up, she is not naïve and optimistic like she used to be when was a little girl. As a result, Carroll was disheartened by her…

Misplaced Identity in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland Identity is what makes up a person, it is what defines who you are. Identity is comprised of all of the pieces of a person and when these pieces begin to shift and change it can be quite a difficult thing to deal with. Identity is a major idea in Lewis Carroll’s book Alice in Wonderland in which young Alice goes on many adventures. Wonderland is a place where strange things seem to happen and everything that is thought to be, is not as…

The enchanting 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton and written by Linda Woolverton, is an animated action Walt Disney movie based on Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. The main character nineteen-year-old Alice Kingsleigh, is haunted by nightmares of a hidden place called ‘Wonderland’, furthermore, she returns and set out on a quest bursting with mysterious adventure. This film is a unique assembly containing distinctive characters, plots and cinematic…

performance. Like the comic who gets heckled, I pushed through and plucked the book from the shelf. The spine felt like an accordion; the pages smelled of years of use. The little girl on the cover stared at me, expectant almost. The words, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” were worn and faded. As I read, the book was littered with distortions, contradictions, and differences in perspective. It created an uncomfortable, yet familiar, sense within me. All the lunacies were familiar, applicable…

The theme of growing up is a big part within Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. One of the ways this is shown is through the loss of self identity and physically growing and shrinking. This is shown whithin chapter two “The Pool of Tears”. Alice is faced with the obstical of being too large from drinking a bottle of liquid, this presents a problem for her as she desperately tries to get into the garden ‘lying down on her side, to look through into the garden with one eye’ (17) This gives the…

The Mad Hatter appears in the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and he first appears in the book in the tea party with March Hare. The tea party is always held at 6:00 pm, always being stuck at the tea party and time not changing. This happened because one day they tried singing the Queen of Hearts and she sentences them to death for “murdering the time”, but they escaped the sentence. The Mad Hatter is also known for being mad and he only became mad because he do to exposure to mercury was…

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 being adapted to new…

it because we are bored with our lives? Or is it because we want to find ourselves? People tend to get bored very easily with their everyday routines, they crave a change, whether that be doing something stupid and spontaneous or going on a wild adventure. But, sometimes people aren't just bored, they are upset with their lives. They could be mad at their family's or friends or significant other and it drives them to leave or run away. Other times people want to find themselves. Someone may tell…

The Shaw Festival and Alice in Wonderland The Shaw Experience: An Analysis The History of Shaw: The Shaw Festival, created in 1962, is a defining attribute of the Canadian theatre scene. Founded by Torontonian lawyer Brian Doherty, a mere twelve years following the death of the festival’s name sake, George Bernard Shaw, the festival started as what Doherty referred to as “something (they) believe in” (Henkin). Snowballing faster, the originally small courthouse performance troupe grew into a…

In Lewis Carroll’s book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice undergoes a lot of changes that would normally happen if one were growing up . Alice is then trying to figure out how to stay to her normal size through of the book. She has to learn how to act like an adult throughout the book . Alice is troubled with these issues of suddenly acting like an adult and growing up . The Rapid Change of Growth Alice encounters many growth changes through the book. The first change she goes through…