Jabberwocky

Lewis was a writer and was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, United Kingdom. He died January 14, 1898 in Guilford, United Kingdom. Some poems that Lewis wrote are Jabberwocky,The Hunting of the Snark, and The Walrus and the Carpenter. Some people that influenced Lewis Carroll are Alice Liddell and Hans Christian Andersen. Lewis wrote¨ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland¨ and ¨Through the Looking-Glass.¨ He went to school at Christ Church (Oxford) Rugby School, Richmond School, Yorkshire. At…

Burton’s Uniqueness Through Films We as humans were not created to live in sameness. The aching thought of every living being looking, acting, and thinking exactly alike is nearly unfathomable, predominantly because it is so far-fetched from the world in which we live. Thankfully, each individual (humans in particular) that inhabits Earth will without a doubt always be created to be unique. All brought into existence with different sets of skills and personalities, some of which are used to…

chessboard, with live characters, who do not seem aware of her. There’s a white king, a white queen and their daughter, a pawn, Lily, all of who she tries to help. In this reflected version of her own house, she finds a book of poetry called ‘‘The Jabberwocky’’, which she is only able to read by holding it up to the mirror. Frustrated with the strange poem, she leaves the house and sets off to explore the rest of this…

Like the first recorded rap song “Rapper’s Paradise” by the Sugar Hill Gang, many would not consider poetry because of its use of nonsensical words such as, “hip hop, hibbie, hibbie” or “bang bang boogie.” But Lewis Caroll’s near indecipherable “Jabberwocky” holds its place in many poetry anthologies. Or some disqualify rap as poetry because of its (sometimes) vulgar and superficial content. For example, rappers like Radric Davis (also known as Gucci Mane) or Dwayne Carter (also known as Lil…

Alice in Wonderland (2010) is an American fantasy movie, which was directed by Tim Burton, and was written by Linda Woolvertoon. It is a loose retelling of Lewis Carroll’s fantasy novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). This essay will describe, compare and contrast two of the many characters in Alice in Wonderland. Alice Kingsleigh is a blonde-haired and brown-eyed girl whose original size is small, however her size changes depending on what type of Underland’s foods she eats. She is…

state such random, odd things when in Wonderland. Instead another character does it for her, the Mad Hatter. The Mad Hatter is known for his random outbursts such as, asking what month it is, mid conversation (Carroll 81). After Alice slays the Jabberwocky, the Mad Hatter does his signature dance the Futterwacken, but once Alice is back in her real life, she does the dance and goes back to her erratic self. The fact that Alice only makes such strange comments when she isn’t in the presence of…

Considering the Development and Translation of New Terms Technology continues to grow and develop at exponential rates, new discoveries are being made in the sciences, entrepreneurs birth new inventions and ways of doing business, artists create new techniques.... While each of these situations is exciting and brings wonderful advances to our world, they also create challenges in language and language translation. Namely, there are often no words in our present lexicon to describe the new…

4. Discuss the contrast/battle between good and evil in Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. [Ensure that your focus is on filmic elements] Alice in Wonderland heavily weighs up the idea of good and evil, this contrast is brought under the spotlight by the White Queen and the Queen of Hearts and their areas of dominance. This battle between good and evil employs a wide category of film techniques to show this struggle such as; setting, costume, soundscape, actors’ ensemble and performance, and camera…

Alice is in wonderland her apparel changes throughout the course of the movie because of her height and size changing constantly due to the “eat me” cake and the “drink me” drink and the scroll of oraculum and her rigrious quest of defeating the Jabberwocky with the vorpal sword. Additionaly in the movie corpse bride Emily had a torn, shredded, ripped wedding dress. Her veil was shredded, and frey. Victor had a tux that is ripped on his arm by his biceps by the near-end of the movie when Victor…

Being customary and regular is usually everyone’s aim in newer societies. Most people sense that being “normal” is what will aid them to blend in and be happy. Director Tim Burton, conversely, disagrees through the use of characterization and portrayal of the general public in his films. In his movies, by using precise settings, characters, and physical appearances, Tim Burton stresses that being or having atypical and abnormal qualities is more desirable equated to the black and white…