The Pigeon Identity

From the moment she sees the White Rabbit taking his watch from his waistcoat pocket, Alice tries to understand the logic of Wonderland. None of the rules that she has been taught seem to apply in Wonderland. The characters in Wonderland have no sense of manners and respond to her questions with answers that make no sense. For example, the Mad Hatter asks the questions, “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” (Alice 51). Alice assumes he is asking a riddle and she begins to try to answer it, thinking the Hatter would not ask a riddle without knowing the answer. When Alice is unable to figure out the riddle, the Hatter explains that there is no answer. He does not explain why he asked the riddle, he simply says, “I haven’t the slightest idea” (Alice 53). In which Alice replies, “I think you might do something better with the time, than waste it in asking riddles that have no answers” (Alice 53). The Hatter then responds with a lecture on Time, which he depicts as a person. Time being depicted as a person makes no logical sense to Alice. In the end, Alice rebels during the trial scene when the King said “Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court” (Alice 88). Alice objects to the absurd nature of the trial saying, “Who cares for you? You’re nothing but a pack of cards!” (Alice 91). This final scene is the end of her dream, and she wakes up with her head in her sister’s lap.

In “ Mirror Image” by Lena Coakley Alice the main character no longer feels that her identity and personality are the same after her procedure,until she meets with Mr.Jarred. Lena coakley shows this in the story when Alice feels like everything is different on the outside of her body than before,she feels like she stepped into a whole new world, Alice knows that her family has not been supportive of her new body since she came home from the hospital,all her family cares about is how different she looks and they do not care how it affects her, alice ends up bumping into Mr.Jarred on the street he is able to help her figure out that she is still the same old girl she was before and not Gail Mr.Jarred’s daughter who died and donated her body

Alice is one of the three children Carroll was watching for his colleague. He told the story while going down the river and after that little Alice bothered him to write it down. So, after much trouble the book got published between November 12, 1865 to October 1, 1866. Now The book takes place at the Queen's place. The Queen is not very nice to her people, if they say something she does not like she say "off with their head." Alice is very innocent, she just does what she is told to do. For example, "take this young lady to see the Mock Turtle said the Queen, Alice thought it was safe to stay." The Queen can be described as rude, mean, and disrespectful and Alice could be described as nice, friendly, and knowledgeful.

Understanding there’s been a change in her body, Alice questions the probability that she might not be herself any longer. She believes she may have become someone else through the transformation, another typical child theory when growing up. If your appearance has changed, it may be likely that you’re not who you used to be, so of course, you must be someone else. This is also portrayed in the instance when she meets the Caterpillar. When asked, “Who are you?” by the Caterpillar, Alice honestly answers, “I hardly know”. The Caterpillar represents Alice as well, as it will also transform into something greater as it ages.

In the nonsensical world of Wonderland, Alice falls down an infinite tunnel into an outbreak of mad sense, as well as a flurry of boisterous royalty and mad company. In the novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice is confronted with the preposterous logic of the most absurd characters. In the strange culture of Wonderland, adaptation is vital, which changes Alice from a meager girl to an outspoken character. As Alice wanders through the unpredictable world of Wonderland, she must cope with a new identity and prosper in a new environment where maturation is necessary for success; the demand for mental growth in difficult circumstances challenges Alice to progress into womanhood- transforming her from a frightened, young girl into a sensible, confident woman.

To break from this form, Alice decides to adapt her identity to become a Queen and create a new ‘naming’ for herself. This

It seems very natural to think of being someone else in your childhood, but at the same time of wishing you could be another person, it is also terrifying. Alice says, “Who am I, then? Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I’ll come up: if not, I’ll stay dow here till I’m somebody else,” when she is too large to move in the hall in the beginning of the story (11). We wish we could be another person from adoration, inspiration, jealousy, and other emotions. In Alice’s case, she uses discontent to try to escape her current situation. The idea that came up purely from one’s childhood already is tied to reality of how one can protect and escape him or herself from consequences.

During the trial of the Knave, Alice takes the stand in a very confident manner and stands up for herself before the King and Queen. “At this moment the King...read out from his book, ‘Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court.’...’I’m not a mile high,’ said Alice. ‘You are.’ said the King. ‘Nearly two miles high,’ added the Queen. ‘Well, I shan’t go at any rate,’ said Alice: ‘besides that’s not a regular rule: you invented it just now.’”(112). At this point in the book, the reader sees that Alice is no longer the little girl who cried when she did not fit through the door. She is now a confident girl who stands up for herself. This moment in the book shows the pinnacle of Alice’s growth as a person and the growth of her mind frame. Throughout Through the Looking Glass, Alice becomes more comfortable in standing up for herself and knowing how to figure out the situations thrown her way. “But the Red Queen looked sulky, and growled ‘Pudding-----Alice: Alice-----Pudding. Remove the pudding!’ and the waiter took it away so quickly that Alice couldn’t return its bow. However, she didn’t see why the Red Queen should be the only one to give order; so, as an experiment, she called out ‘Waiter! Bring back the pudding!’”(230). Alice wanted to see how the Red Queen would react to others ordering people around.

Alice doesn’t comprehend the unreasonableness of Wonderland itself. She had always had a defined path of logic and sense that is thrown out the window when she enters wonderland. She makes numerous attempt to try and understand it but ultimately fails when she realizes Wonderland is bogus and wakes up.

It was interesting to see how Alice’s cognitive functions changed throughout the story. Lough explains that Alice is very much captivated and intrigued with the life in Wonderland and the different animals and people that lived there (314). Then, as the story progressed, she became more and more confused by what the characters are saying, and realized that they did not make any sense to her anymore (314). This can be seen when she is at a tea party with the Mad Hatter. After a conversation about the time, the Mad Hatter explains to Alice that Time is a “him,” rather than an “it” (Lough 314).

Yet, this madness is not just Alice’s, it is also seen in the reasoning itself. There is no reasonable solution to the question of identity that has ever been found, showing reasoning’s flaw. By contrasting Alice’s madness with Wonderland, it reveals a different kind of logic to use in these situations. It is one based on intuition and experience. Where characters, like The Pigeon, declares a solution, “you’re

In the novella “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland the themes “Exploration,” “Madness,” and “Identity” are evident throughout. Throughout this essay, I will be telling you about the themes and how they link to Alice.

Alice is a very dynamic character. At the start of the story, she is sheltered, and only finds herself when she is singing onstage. At this

Alice has been brought to wonderland because of following a talking rabbit. When she gets to wonderland she looses the rabbit and has to find her way all by herself. She meets creatures that she didn't know existed. So along the way when she meets these people she asks them for help on where to go. She first asks a smoking talking caterpillar. Then she asks a cat that goes by the name Cheshire Cat. This cat is no ordinary cat like Dinah. This cat disappeared before she could even finish what she was saying, leaving nothing but a huge smile.

Alice is subject to loneliness throughout the whole novel, on numerous occasions she tries to fit in with the creatures, and her attitude quickly changes with these encounters. She wanders around Wonderland, looking for others to talk to. Alice comes upon a tea party and decides to join them. She is always looking “ to play along civilly “ (Blake 4 ). Although they are not friendly to her and cried out “ No room! No room! ”(Carroll 79). Even though there was plenty of room. Alice continues to join the tea partiers, because of her desperate need to converse with them. Throughout the tea party, they continue to be rude to her, so she decides to leave. Seeing that, Alice’s need for company causes her the need to