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    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…

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    Some of the modern critics to Carroll’s work out of the realm of childhood interpretation. “Michael Hancher has also pointed out Tweedledum and Tweedledee 's strong resemblance to Tenniel 's drawings of John Bull.” The novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland illustrate for us today some of th ways that Carroll 's nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century readers responded to and resisted the Alice narratives ' influential ideologies of gender, class, and…

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    Wonderland Books Books tell different stories and those stories become apart of our own life story. We as human beings read books more than once in our lifetime, whether we like it or not. Some books we like better than others and some books we remember more than others. If the world became a place where TVs completely replaced books and books were burned, similar to the dystopian setting in Fahrenheit 451, our own life stories and personalities would change. If there was a mass book burning…

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    The King and Queen of Hearts conducted the trial. The Queen wants sentence before the jury verdict. During her absurd journey through Wonderland, Alice gained confidence, now she knew what she wanted and who she was among all those strange people. The Queen of Heart cuts off the heads of everybody, but Alice was not afraid anymore. “Stuff and nonsense! Said Alice loudly”; she dared to contradict…

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    In both stories of Alice in Wonderland (1865) (2010) by Lewis Carroll and Tim Burton, Alice relies on imaginary characters as archetypes guides and helpmates to help better herself throughout her adventure in Wonderland. From beginning to end, Alice Kingsley fought her own battles, whether they were against herself, or against an external force. If it weren’t for the imaginative characters created by Carroll, found throughout Alice’s adventure, or the adventure itself, she would have been unable…

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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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    later became known as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. What was the main inspiration behind this tale of a girl going to a made-up world? The main influences were surprisingly dark, unlike the actual story which sugar-coats the influences. Opium, eating disorders, and neglection, mixed in with a handful…

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    There are an array of fascinating secondary characters in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Many of whom have been able to capture various generations’ imagination over the years and inspire countless different adaptations. One character seemingly shines and stands out above the rest, and that is the Cheshire Cat. The Cheshire Cat plays an important role in storyline, but also to Alice herself. Throughout the novel the Cheshire Cat is a representation of Alice’s conscious mind in…

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    minister, a photographer and a writer best known for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. He was born on January 27, 1832, with the birth name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Many people don’t know that the Alice stories were based on a real girl, Alice Liddell. Carroll first met Liddell on a boat trip. She asked him to tell her a story and he did. It was such a good story he wrote it down for her and from there the Adventures in Wonderland were born. The author was also a photographer who took…

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    Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s 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…

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