Boogie Wonderland

In Joyce Carol Oates’ Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been, the understanding or initial misunderstanding of characters, are pivotal to the reader’s roller coaster experience of the plot. The story revolves around the character of Connie, a fairly typical 15-year-old teenage girl, who comes to be confronted with a dangerous situation. This story and the character of Connie were particularly interesting and engrossing to me. As Oates illustrates Connie’s character and her motivations, I was…

Most people have interesting and hilarious stories about how they were given their first and/middle names. Regrettably, I am not one of those people. Although I’m sure it would have been impressive to have a riotous tale. My Father did the most of the naming, as I’m told when asked about my name. He claimed that his Aunt did have a somewhat big influence into his choice. His Aunt’s full name is Laura Elizabeth Kennedy and liking the name Elizabeth, he abbreviated it and got Elise. My Father also…

trots the trails of wonderland, watching a baby become a big, played croquet with a flamig, and my favorite, puzzling over riddles at a chaotic tea party. These are her adventures. In all honesty, I believe the significance goes beyond the context of the book. This amazing classic was published around the time when Les Miserables and Crime and Punishment were being put out. The nineteenth centuries was the time of Jane Austen, of the Bronte sisters. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is complete…

places in the world of literature that we on solid Earth have been able to explore. Not by ourselves, but accompanied by one or more fictional characters and their adventures shared through the written word. Using the literary works of: “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by Frank Baum, “His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife” by Philip Pullman, “Reckless” by Cornelia Funke, and also by Funke “Inkheart.” I intend to delve into the history and meaning behind how and…

The Wizard of Oz is a story of a girl named Dorothy and her pet dog named Toto. The two become lost when a cyclone carries them away, from their home in Kansas, to the beautiful, enchanted, magical land of Oz. Dorothy and Toto need help in getting back home. Along the way, and in so doing, they make enemies with the Wicked Witch of the West. And they make friends with the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion. The friendship helps the five to survive many adventures, and to make each…

Alice in Wonderland was published. After the success of Alice in Wonderland , Carroll published another book named Through The Looking Glass which is a sequel to Alice in Wonderland. Alice in Wonderland is a novel about a young girl named Alice who fell down a well. This well that Alice fell down into was a portal to a wonderland. Down in this wonderland, Alice met countless creatures and people such as Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, and King of Hearts. The reason for Alice in Wonderland to be…

Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and the six Bastable children: Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Nöel, Alice and H. O. in The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit are outsiders who struggle to find an identity in society. Both Alice and the Batasble children go on an adventure to experiment with society in order to accept their identity. Thus, the children are outsiders because they do not fit in with the social norms, as Alice questions her surroundings as the only human…

the young minds of the youth he connected greatly with Alice Liddell, daughter of Henry George Liddell, Alice and Lewis spent most afternoons sitting around as Lewis told tales that formed in his mind to spark the young girl’s interest. Alice in Wonderland is a story illustrating the wonderful journey of Alice growing up into an adult from…

He gives Alice advice about how to get by in Wonderland and he also gives the valuable gift of the mushroom to her which gives her control over her size. He is characterized as wise, enigmatic, and mellow. The Cheshire cat is the only character in Wonderland who listens to Alice and he teaches her the rules of Wonderland giving her insight to how things work. He is characterized as courteous and helpful yet eerie. Finally, the Hatter…

Disney movies I decided to do what Jane Gallop calls “Close Reading” (looking at what is actually on the page, reading the text itself, rather than some idea “ Behind the text ) on one of my favorite childhood movies Alice in Wonderland also known as Alice Adventures in Wonderland. Through the lenses of Gallop I would be close reading the film,…