Analysis Of The Book ' Alice 's Adventures '

In Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, how does he use film technique to emphasise Alice’s bland, ridged and depleted ‘real’ world?

At the mention of the name Alice, one tends to usually think of the children’s stories by Lewis Carroll. Namely, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are two classic works of children’s literature that for over a century have been read by children and adults alike. These two stories tell the tale of a young girl named Alice who finds herself in peculiar surroundings, where she encounters many different and unusual characters. Although Alice is at the centre of both stories, each tale is uniquely different in its purpose, characters and style.

In particular, Alice’s fluctuating size and “opening out like” (Carroll 11) a telescope parallel with a child’s seemingly spontaneous growth spurts, which occur frequently and most noticeably during pre-adolescent and adolescent years. In fact, Alice Liddell, the inspiration for the original tale, was ten when Lewis Carroll (the pen name of Charles Dodgson) first told the tale (Vallone 245). In addition, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland began as tale about the adventures of seven year-old Alice Liddell (Vallone 245). In reality, most children like Alice Liddell grow, but in Wonderland, Alice changed drastically and symbolically. Physically Alice’s growth correlates in many instances with her behavior. For instance, prior to drinking the mysterious liquid, Alice ponders on the substance’s toxicity, however, she fails to consider possible outcomes while forgetting the golden key. Consequently, Alice grew smaller as her behavior was incongruous to a practical and experienced adult. In contrast prior to consuming the cookie, Alice muses “‘if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door so either way I’ll get into the garden’” (Carroll 9). Hence, Alice exemplifies problem

In 1862, floating upon the river Isis, Charles Dodgson narrated for Alice Liddell and a few others in company his original tale of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Gliding along underneath the blue sky, Dodgson wove his words into one of the most classic children stories of all time. Thesis: Although Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland may have only begun as a children’s story, many adults have sought to discover the “true meaning” of the novel. Curiosity has led to years of searching and interpretation of the origins of Carroll’s novels, and the symbols inside, developing into theories ranging from practical to nearly impossible, eventually evolving into their own stories in the film industry.

The fantasy film adaption of Lewis Carroll’s original novel ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ was directed by Tim Burton and produced in 2010. The visually engaging version of Alice’s quirky adventures is comprised of many vivid mise-en-scene effects in the dynamic scene where Alice slays the Jabberwocky. These vast arrays of elements include colour, lighting, set design, props, makeup, creative costumes and sound effects.

Classical novels through Cinematic Lens: The Approach to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland within The Matrix Classical novels are novels of literary significance, which are known around the world. Its importance is the way these classical novels represent key themes and messages within society. The literature and its themes in classical novels is an important factor as it tells a story of history, giving the reader the ability to time travel and learn the traditions of the society back in that period. Classical novels in the present day still continue to provide the reader the benefits of time travel, and for their imagination to run-wild through the messages of a text. Throughout past generations, the technique of literature increased a person’s

In Frank Beddor´s The Looking Glass Wars, the story of Alice In Wonderland is retold in a exciting new way. Beddor tells the new story as Alyss is the princess of Wonderland, who is later invaded at the place she called home. Having to flee Alyss ends up in England alone and afraid. All those people in Wonderland kept hope in her return, to one day reclaim her throne from the person that invaded her, Aunt Redd, a vicious women that set out to take what she wants and lives on dark imagination. By changing this story, Beddor provides readers with an uplifting spirit, and teaches them to keep hope that one day Alyss, Hatter and White Imagination will return one day to Wonderland.

What if the story of Wonderland that we all know and love was a lie? What if Alice’s adventures were twisted by the mind of Lewis Carroll? The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor introduces us to this world where true story of Wonderland and Alyss is revealed. Hello, I am Mia and these are my colleagues Rose and Jessica; we are here to ……………… the next box office hit.

Lewis Carroll was not only a writer, but a mathematician as well. When he wrote the stories about Alice, Carroll wanted to make sure proportions remained intact and he wanted to focus more on Alice’s story than the world creation. Though we get vivid details about the rabbit-hole world, it takes more space to describe this in written form than in picture form. While at the same time it can sometimes take longer for dialogue to play out on screen than on the page depending on cadence and speaking rate in the film. Not only that but it

Firstly, before examining about “Alice in Wonderland”, I would like to discuss about “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” which was the first American fairy tale, written by Frank Baum. Baum was very invested in the triumph posited by rationalistic notions of Manifest Destiny and the heroism of the Frontier. He wanted to have the children to be proud of the story of how the settlers were conquering the land of the natives at that time and constructing the uniquely American identity. This objective of establishing the ideal American citizens through this story was embodied by Dorothy and her companions. There, characteristics such as intelligent, empathetic and courageous were presented as ideal American traits and how Dorothy’s bravely

The Victorian Era was a time where not many ethical ideals and moral standards were sustained. Yet, it is also an Era in which modern society uses to make advancements in both humanity, and philosophy. Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, was a novelist who wrote pass his time. He wrote further in the future of the "common" Victorian Era. The ideology he presents in Alice in Wonderland is conducive to an individual attempting to bring attention to the deteriorating mental health and humane conditions in Victorian-Era England. Alice is representative of a normal child in everyday-Victorian England. This child, Alice, has not been exposed to the likes of diversity, but instead solidarity. The type of solidarity that is all too prevalent throughout the Victorian Era, primarily in the upbringing of children during this time. Children in Victorian Era England were taught to be followers of the norms already established by adults, and to ask no questions. These types of parameters placed restraints on children growing-up during this time; not only physical restraints, but also mental restraints, such as their imaginations'. Carroll was no stranger to this ideal or the likes of this concept; In fact, he constructed Alice in The Wonderland with this in mind, to defy the imaginative 'norm' of Victorian-Era England. He created a character that dreamt of falling down a rabbit hole into another universe. This dream or imagination becomes so vivid in his novel that the

   Lewis Carroll's Wonderland is a queer little universe where a not so ordinary girl is faced with the contradicting nature of the fantastic creatures who live there. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a child's struggle to survive in the condescending world of adults. The conflict between child and adult gives direction to Alice's adventures and controls all the outstanding features of the work- Alice's character, her relationship with other characters, and the dialogue. " Alice in Wonderland is on one hand so nonsensical that children sometimes feel ashamed to have been interested in anything so silly (Masslich 107)."

'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll seems a first a simple fairy tale, but in fact its meaning is a lot more profound. This novel criticizes the way children were brought up during the Victorian era. Carroll presents the readers with the complications these offspring must endure in order to develop their own personalities/egos, as they become adults. For Alice, Wonderland appears to be the perfect place to start this learning adventure. A way to understand her story is by compering it to the world as if being upside-down. Nothing in Wonderland seems to be they way it’s supposed to. The first lesson, Alice must learn in this peculiar journey through Wonderland is to achieve separation from the world around her and to stop identifying herself through others, in order to discover who she

Lewis Carroll 's “Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland and Though the Looking-Glass are classics of the English language, Vying with the Bible and William Shakespeare as source of quotation(Blake, Kathleen 112).” Lewis Carroll 's Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland has always been a favorite for many children since it came out. It also has been interesting for any adult that has read it. Lewis Carroll is a literary genius even though he wrote plenty of nonsense.

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll endures as one of the most iconic children 's books of all time. It remains one of the most ambiguous texts to decipher as Alice 's adventures in Wonderland have created endless critical debate as to whether we can deduce any true literary meaning, or moral implication from her journey down the rabbit hole. Alice 's station as a seven year old Victorian child creates an interesting construct within the novel as she attempts to navigate this magical parallel plain, yet retain her Victorian sensibilities and learn from experience as she encounters new creatures and life lessons. Therefore, this essay will focus on the debate as to whether Alice is the imaginatively playful child envisaged by the Romantics, or a Victorian child whose imagination has been stunted by her education and upbringing.