Lewis Carroll 's Alice 's Adventures

Late rabbits, talking cats, and dancing cards are just some of the un-natural occurrences that take place in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In today’s society with competing books, such as Harry Potter, these elements in the book may seem like no big deal, but for the time period the book was published, these were anything but normal. This children’s book was first published in 1865 in the United Kingdom; during the Victorian time period, named after Queen Victoria. The book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland represents a satire on the Victorian Era and how people were expected to act, through which Carroll displays an overall theme of growing up.

“Alice in Wonderland”, written by Lewis Carroll, is an incredible masterpiece filled with nonsense literature about a young girl named Alice Liddell, who follows “a White Rabbit with pink eyes” (Carroll) down a rabbit hole and finds herself in the world of Wonderland. Intrigued with this realm, she continues forward to discover what adventures awaited her through the Mad Hatter’s tea party, and the Queen of Hearts’ court. The connection with Marxism and this novel is how Queen Victoria ruled at the time this story was written, and few believe it reflects upon her times in Victorian England. In addition, the characters all play essential archetypes to portray their social standing and Alice is capable of proving this through her adventures when she changes heights in order to join and belong with each social order.

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 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.

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a story of a young girl’s journey down the rabbit hole into a fantasy world where there seems to be no logic. Throughout Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice experiences a variety of bizarre physical changes, causing her to realize she is not only trying to figure out Wonderland but also trying to determine her own identity. After Alice arrives in Wonderland the narrator states, “For this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people” (Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 12). This quotation is the first instance that shows Alice is unsure of her identity. The changes in size that take place when she eats or drinks are the physical signs of her loss of identity.

Alice can be very childish, but throughout the story, she encounters many animals with human qualities that make her change her perspective of the world she lives in. The main obstacle in Alice's life is growing up. As she grows up, she looks at situations in a very distinctive way, such as the moment when alice meets the March Hare, The Mad Hatter, and the Dormouse. By the time the story is over, Alice is already a grown up because of all the experiences she confronted such as, the mad tea party, the encounter with the caterpillar smoking a hookah pipe, also Alice's encounter with the Red Queen during the croquet game and the trial.

Dodgson was the eldest boy in his family of 11 children and he would always be the one to entertain himself and his siblings. His father was a clergyman and he had raised all his children in the rectory. When Carroll was young he did very well in mathematics and also won many academics prizes. Once he turned 20 he was awarded a studentship which was called a scholarship in other colleges from Christ College, he was also appointed lecturer in mathematics. He had more talents and photography was one of them. He was showing great enthusiasm as a photographer, writing essays, political pamphlets and poetry. Dodgson was very shy but when it came to writing books he enjoyed creating stories for children. He published a book called " Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and it was under his pen name Lewis Carroll he later died in

One of the most famous writers in the world is Charles Lutwidge Dodgson also known as Lewis Carroll. Lewis is acknowledged as one of the best writers that have ever lived; he is also well appreciated in the English culture. Carroll was born on January 27, 1832, in Morphany Lane in the village of Daresbury England. Carroll was the third oldest son of the Reverend Charles Dodgson and Frances Jane Lutwidge. Carroll belonged to a family of eleven children where he was the third oldest.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carrol was born on January 27, 1832, in Daresbury. He was the third son and the first male of the Dodgson family. When Charles was eleven, his father was appointed pastor of Croft-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, and the whole family moved there for the next 25 years. He began his education in his own house. He suffered from a stutter and deafness, which affected his social relations all his life. His great ability with mathematics allowed him to gain a position as Professor Christ Church, which he held for 26 years. At Oxford he was diagnosed with epilepsy, which by then constituted a considerable social stigma. He died on January 14, 1898. Charles wrote several books of mathematics, stood out in geometry, algebra, and logic. Then I refer to two writings where this brilliant author made use of the logic.

Six hundred and sixty four. Six hundred sixty five. Six hundred sixty si….The boy stopped counting. He gripped his yoyo tightly in his hand, unwilling to let go once more. He looked over to where his brother sat and sighed deeply at the depressing sight. His brother held a beautiful porcelain doll that looked like it belong to a two-year old girl.His brother spoke softly to the doll,stroking its long black hair “I’m sorry Alice, I didn’t mean to do it…..I tried to save you, I really did.” The boy sighed again. Memories of the accident flooded his thoughts and a deep melancholy enveloped his whole being. The boy’s last thought before falling asleep was “I wish we could do it over again.This time we won’t lose her.”

That very statement intrigued Alice. Were all the doctors correct? She shrugged and took the thought to the back of her mind. Alice was well aware that not doing anything about that thought will eat her up, but she didn’t care. All she cared about was obtaining some answers from The Rabbit. She looked back at the rabbit, expecting him to be there, but she saw he was no longer there. Alice started shouting for The Rabbit, but no one responded.

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

   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 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.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are both widely thought to be books filled of nonsense by adults because adults search for meaning in the wrong places. People are taught from a young age to analyze books in a “traditional” way, which is identifying the five stages of plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) and to look at the story one part at a time, slowly analyzing the whole book. This method becomes ingrained in their minds and they do it subconsciously. This frame of thought causes most adults to be unable to see the true meaning of Lewis Carroll’s two books, but at the same time helps adults obtain more than originally intended: “Although we can never hope to explain fully what these books mean or how they have secured their high place in the world’s literature, our efforts in this regard can yield many important insights about them and about their meanings for us,” (Rackin, 18). Adults are also taught there is always main plot that slowly builds towards the end, revealing a central theme. But in these books there is no main plot and Carroll uses the central theme to go back and give meaning to the rest of the events in the books. The themes of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are conveyed through the structure of the book, rather than the theme. The theme must also be read with the perspective with that of a child rather than an adult to fully understand these books.