Tough Alice Personification

In general, Personification is used to give human-like traits to nonhuman objects, but in this case, it is a bit reversed, An animal is used to describe a human (Lennie). On page #3 it says “Lennie dabbed his big paw in the water and wiggled his fingers.” Is this quote telling us that Lennie has paws as hands? Nah, it is telling us that he has large hands that seem like a “big paw”. The use of personification, in this case, is showing us that Lennie has a big hand which may lead to the fact that Lennie is quite a large

Issues concerning her size, identity, and her social exchanges with both Wonderland and its creatures spur and characterize Alice’s development towards becoming a young woman.

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.

In the excerpt Edward uses personification to persuade his audience. For example when stateing “...Justice bends the arrow.” This means Justice is bending an arrow, which is impossible because Justice is not a human being. However it is given characteristics to induce an idea on the audience. Edward also uses personification when stating “...the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood.” This means that God will “shoot” an arrow

Alice is a bold little girl who isn’t afraid to point out the King is lying. The Queen isn’t a symbolic ruler but a monarch that is feared and obeyed. The White Rabbit is afraid of both the Duchess and the Queen but not the King who, in England, would be more powerful than the Queen. And lastly the King, whose wife is the true ruler of wonderland and who is corrected by his herald and by a little girl no older than eight. If the events of this novella had taken place in England, instead of below it in Wonderland, readers might expect these characters to conform to Victorian society.

For me, I would say Still Alice is a boring movie. Yet, it is a meaningful and a worth watching movie. Julianne Moore’s wonderful performance in Still Alice has won her the Oscar for best actress, so as the Golden Globe, BAFTA Film Award and etc.

Personification, specifically anthropomorphism, has evolved within the English language over the past millenniums. Personification, defined as “the practice of representing a thing or idea as a person” by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, was first used over 30,000 years ago in prehistoric works of art and within various forms of mythology. These art forms and fictional creatures utilize anthropomorphism, a sub-category to personification that deals exclusively with human-like animals. Later in the 1900’s, anthropomorphism became a common practice within children’s stories such as The Cat in the Hat and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. During its course, personification has become a part of everyday language typically while describing nature and the world around us. Demonstrating the regularity of personification, “the storm raged on” exemplifies how the literary device has become so commonly used that many people forget that they are even using it. Before the evolution of the literary device during the prehistoric age and within children’s stories, personification was primarily used to help humans empathize and connect with or even characterize objects. Now, the development of personification has authorized individuals to view the environment as a scapegoat, diverting blame away from themselves and instead placing guilt upon the inanimate object.

I saw Still Alice this week. I wanted to see the Glen Campbell movie (which I will watch later) but opted for this one first. What a stirring movie! Watching the progression of her decline, and realizing that she KNEW that she was affected, was very sad. It was heartening to see the support that her family gave her, even while dealing with their own issues. The fact that she was proactive on the front end, in obtaining the diagnostic testing helped her family be better able to understand what was happening and to support her. I love the fact that she and her daughter were able to have a better relationship, and that her daughter was truly able to see her mom, even when her mom had trouble seeing her earlier.

A good financial plan should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely. In life, failing to plan is equal to planning to fail and you have got to put your things in the right basket to be successful. With the case of Alice even though she had plans to live a debt free life in the future, if her plans are an illusion then it is definitely not going to happen and she needs more than just an idea to let it happen for her. Now let’s justify her case using the S.M.A.R.T model. 1.

It is near impossible for the ego to mature without the influence of the unconscious and its interjection within an individual’s experiences. Alice is a young girl who escapes reality and her inevitable adulthood in the real world into her own subconscious wonderland where she encounters many creatures that help her mature. In Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Alice comes to learn how to interact with the characters within her unconscious represents how Alice matures to escape regression, signifying that Alice cannot mature without unconsciously using her defenses.

Envisioning an family. Hatter gave me a wicked smile, and with a crazed look in his eyes swung his pocket watch back and forth. “Tell me Alice,” he questioned “what was it like?” “What do you mean?” I yelled spit flying everywhere. He looked at Rabbit who chuckled at my comment. “Wonderland, my dear how was Wonderland?” I felt the color drain from my face. He stopped swinging his pocket watch and tucked it back in his blazer. Then reaching into another of his many pockets he pulled out a small vial of bright blue liquid, then he turned and faced me. “My, my! They said you were a smart one!” Rabbit piped up, “Well they were obviously wrong.” Hatter pointed towards the door and Rabbit left without a word. Closing the stone door and locking it

It was late 13th century in France specifically the Feudalism time in which the King had control over the Monarch. When Knight Robert was riding with his horse, he saw a lord that looked very beautiful to him. Once he glanced his eyes on her he felt an immediate struck as if a love arrow pierced his body. However he heard someone saying that there was going to be a tournament fighting for Lord Alice. Instantly, he ran to the man and asked for a ticket to enter the competition. The man handed to him and then he saw a hefty guy near Robert. His name was John, but even though he looked strong, he lacked intelligence. It was slightly intimidating for Robert as well as the ticket man but Robert knew that he might have to face him. Then Robert went

Alice, an ignorant little girl from Alice and the Wonderland tumbled down the rabbit hole into a world of meaninglessness (IMDb); today, proponents of banning violent video games are following Alice, stumbling over themselves into a pitfall of a lack of substantial evidence and reasoning. An exemplary example of such a proponent is Eric Roberts, the uncredentialed author of the article “Violent Video Games Produce Violent Behavior in Our Nation’s Youth and Should Be Banned”. On top of making groundless claims against violent video games, Roberts lumps in unrelated elements simply to appeal to pathos and vainly attempts to reel in his far-fetched conclusions using a plethora of fallacies to back up his

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.

Having pointed out the fact that Alice is copiously being challenged by the language games with the characters, one observes another significant motif in