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In ¨Looking Glass Wars¨by Frank Beddor, the story of Alice in Wonderland gets a bit hectic. In the story, Alyss Heart, who is the princess of Wonderland, is planning to have an amazing birthday; but it didn't go as planned. Her evil Aunt Redd has an extensive line of hate towards her sister; Queen Genevieve. So, Alyss is forced to leave the Queendom, and live a normal life in London. Alyss, Eventually, comes and takes back what is hers from her Aunt Redd. When Frank Beddor put his twist on the…

The movie Alice in Wonderland, released in 2010, brought freshness to the storyline and came out with even deeper meaning, visually keeping the classic story of Alice in Wonderland by the director Tim Burton. This film is a wondrous piece of escapism. Tim Burton re-imagines the esteemed and treasured story in the genuine good judgment of recreation. This is by giving Alice an added and established background, in addition to a romantic subplot involving Alice and the Mad Hatter. In this…

The poem Jabberwock by Lewis Carroll is written with language that was made up, this act sparks imagination in the reader and causes the story to be light hearted while being about something violent. The words created by the author relate to English words so that the reader is able to make assumptions and interpret the language to receive the proper tone of the story. Words used in the story such as vorpal, uffish and galumphing are easily interpreted given the context and tone to mean sharp,…

that Alice describes as “grinning from ear to ear” (Carroll 60). This is an interesting point made because Alice immediately differentiates the cat from the other characters. How the cat is smiling is also an important aspect because this certain feature of the Cheshire Cat is one of its most iconic traits, especially with how it is shown in the illustration that accompanies this scene. By having the cat be noted as grinning from ear to ear, Carroll has the readers make connections to the belief…

classic novel has won many awards and has been the inspiration to many movies, plays and comic books. Lewis Carroll’s classic novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, portrays direct correlations between the author’s life and the Victorian era. Lewis Carroll was born January 27, 1832 in Cheshire, England to Charles Dodgson and Frances Jane Ludwidge. His father was a clergyman…

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…

In one of Lewis Carroll’s books “Alice in Wonderland” a character in his book says,“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?''That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat. This quote means each time you make a choice you are going down a path and it’s your choice on which path you want to take. You decide how much you want to grow from now. This quote relates to the novel “outsiders” because the people in outsiders made their own choices, they decided…

In the four text types Basketball Diaries (Movie) The Otherside by Macklemore (Song) Looking For Alaska by John Green (Book) and Skins S2E7 - Effy (TV Series) the idea that drugs and alcohol can influence your decisions and have negative outcomes is clearly shown but each their own way. In the movie Basketball Diaries the main character Jim Carol revolves his life around basketball and he dreams of being a famous sports star one day or at least that was the plan, but with his best friend, Bobby…

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 why they work. ROOTS OF PORTALS In 1858, George MacDonald wrote “Phantases.” Upon which it was thought that Carroll grounded…

Being involved in the community will change ones life. It was my senior year in high school until I realized what happens when one gets involved in their community. Being involved in the Miracle League not only helped the kids, it helped me as a person. I still remember the first time I went to the Miracle League. It was a tradition of my baseball team to go to the Miracle League once a year. I was nervous, and did not know what to expect. It was a steaming hot…