Wonderland Research Paper

In Alice Walker’s, Nineteen Fifty-Five, a young white singer, Traynor, acquires song rights from an African American rhythm and blues singer, Gracie Mae. The song makes Traynor rich and famous. Obsessed with finding out the song’s meaning, Traynor remains in contact with Gracie Mae through letters, gifts, and visits. The conflict of the story is in Traynor’s inability to ascertain the meaning of the song. Traynor eventually passes away, without ever resolving the conflict.

“The Flowers” by Alice Walker is a very well written yet short and sweet story that paints a very vivid picture of main problem the times. It expresses the reality of the lynching of the African American community in a way that is very easy to understand. Alice Walker uses vibrant details to bring to light the severity of the problem and what people of that time period went through. The story also showcases a deeper meaning that does not necessarily revolve around lynchings but represents the loss of childhood innocence. “The Flowers” explains the reality of racism and lynchings of the time while also providing an inner lying message about one’s coming of age and loss of innocence.

At Canada’s Wonderland, you and your friends can spend time together. One of the best ways is to have free time with your buddies. During your free time, you can walk and explore new things since Canada’s Wonderland is 1.3km2. The second best thing is to go on rides because Canada’s Wonderland has one of the best rides in the world. For examples, the Leviathan, this ride is one of the tallest

A prophecy once stated that a blond warrior was going to arrive in Wonderland, to fight the Red Queen’s infamous Jabberwocky. The conflict between the Red Queen and White queen would immediately end after the death of the Jabberwocky. As each day passed by, I always observed the Red queen carefully while she punished my friends among other animals for no adequate reason. Due to how my features allowed me to become invisible at any command, I was was able to perceive everything that was going on in Wonderland, which is why I was the first one to know of her arrival. As I got ahold of the information of how a certain blond girl who had dropped years ago in Wonderland had fallen down the rabbit hole, I immediately rushed over there.

When summer starts, I always remember my first trip to Canada’s WonderLand. The best part about Wonderland is Levithan(Tallest Ride) which gave me the deepest first impressions. Before enter the seats, I saw a long lines of people waiting; showing how desperate they wanted to attend. At the last seconds before Levithan started, I felt adventurous and panic. Soon, the rides went up slowly to the tallest point, making me feel gravity-defying and panic. Then suddenly it dropped like the speed of thunder, it created exhilarating joy. As it went down, I heard the sounds of wind zipping in my ear ; I glanced at the carousel and shooting gallery. After the rides was finished, I smell the scent from the food booth;slushy, cotton candies and popcorn

The 20th century begins a new era in children's literature. Authors began writing books to entertain and delight the minds of children. Books presented "the fantastical" - otherwise known as the bizarre or coming from an unrestrained imagination. Many of these stories would delight children for the coming century and even became major motion pictures, like the stories of Alice and Peter Pan. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan present their own unique stories with "the fantastical" which entertain many for generations to come.

Anybody can find inspiration from anything. For Alice Walker, the author of “The Flowers” and “Everyday Use”, her inspiration was in her upbringing. Both short stories have unique storylines, but one thing they have in common is the incorporation of Alice Walker’s underprivileged life growing up. For example, “The Flowers” is about a little innocent girl, who makes her fun running through the woods behind her family’s sharecropper cabin, who stumbles upon a horrible sight. This little girl, Myop, suddenly ‘loses her innocence’ when she sees a dead man in the woods. As well as in the story “Everyday Use” there is an underprivileged family with a mother and two daughters, where the lifestyle just isn't enough for the older daughter, Dee. Overall, the unique inspiration Alice Walker’s childhood had on her helps craft the particular storylines and themes of “The Flowers” and “Everyday Use”.

In “The Flowers,” Alice Walker uses imagery and symbolism to illustrate the innocence and later the loss of innocence of a young girl named Myop, which is short for Myopia. Myopia is defined as the inability to see things closely, or the inability to grasp the deeper meaning of something, which contributes to her innocence in the story. The story starts off with Myop enjoying a summer morning by gathering flowers when she suddenly stumbles across the decaying body of a man who seems to have been lynched. Myop then realizes that she can no longer be protected from the harsh realities of racial violence. This traumatic event shapes her life in a major way and she feels as if her childhood, like

Stories sometimes have the power and meaning to change someone's life. Reading in general, can make someone feel like they are living in a different world. Usually writers have the tendency to add affection and tone to engage their readers more. Flowers, sound so pure and bright, but are all flowers meant to be lively? For Myop in “The Flowers” represents an innocent African American girl whose evolution to maturity and innocence comes to a sudden end without a warning.

Set in 1798 England, Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is the “coming of age” story of Catherine Morland, a naïve young girl who spends time away from home at the malleable age of seventeen. Catherine’s introduction into society begins when Mr. and Mrs. Allen, her neighbors in Fullerton, invite her to accompany them as they vacation in the English town of Bath. While in Bath, Catherine spends her time visiting newly-made friends, such as Isabella Thorpe, and attending balls and plays. Catherine soon after is introduced to Henry Tilney, a handsome yet mysterious clergyman whom she finds herself attracted to. Catherine also befriends Eleanor

The setting of Alice Walkers short story” The Flowers” is important for us, the readers to obtain a perspective of how life was like growing up for a 10 year old African American girl by the name of Myop. The title of the story is “The Flowers.” When you think about flowers, you instantly compare them to being beautiful, pure, and innocent. The title of the “The Flowers” is a symbolism that correlates to Myop who is the protagonist of the story. Myop is just like a flower in the beginning of the story. She’s a pure and innocent child but that pure innocence changes when she discovers something that’ll change her life forever.

Jack and the Beanstalk is one of Net Entertainment most loved slots, not to mention a hugely popular fairy tale in its own right. The Jack and the Beanstalk slot machine game allows players to bag big wins with walking wilds, enjoy a wonderful 3D graphical retelling of this children’s tale, and pocket as much as 600,000 coins as a non-progressive jackpot.

How do we lose our childish way of seeing the world? How can we suddenly they see the world as it is, in all its evil? ‘The Flowers’ is a story about a young girl who goes through an experience that forces her into changing her way of seeing life, and it presents themes like growing up and loss of innocence.

In the essay “In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens” African- American author Alice Walker talked about her mother’s real-life stories, which came from her mother’s lips as naturally as breathing. Her mother's gift for storytelling had a positive influence on Walker's development as becoming a writer. Also, Alice Walker was greatly influenced by Zora Neale Hurston who was an African- American novelist. Her grandmother and mother suppressed their emotions and natural human instinct because they were black women. Alice Walker described about the story of African- American women’s suppressed life.

Throughout the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, many aspects of Victorian society are criticized through Alice’s experiences in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll indirectly incorporates his views of society into his book. The three main aspects that are criticized are Victorian Education, Victorian Government, and Victorian Classes.