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    • Alice is the main character in Alice in wonderland because she is the first character mentioned in the play and the story is named after her. Alice is also a shy girl “ Alice very quietly wandered away and sat down under a tree”pg2 • Alice in wonderland takes place during summer in a magical place called wonderland. I know this because the play is called Alice in wonderland. “One warm and quiet summer afternoon, a little girl named Alice was in her garden”

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    Walt Disney’s first attempted to produce “Alice in Wonderland” in the 1930’s. Like Alice, he had a dream. Both dreams knew no bounds and discovered that the only thing certain is uncertainty. Alice in Wonderland was the 13th animation that Disney ever produced. Thirteen is thought of as an unlucky number, a symbol of rebellion and lawlessness which suits the context of this novel perfectly, especially considering its initial unpopularity. Why we dream is one of the biggest unanswered questions of

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    Throughout Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice encounters numerous creatures. These creatures challenge, guide or offend Alice, which in the end helps her grow and rediscover herself. All characters are important to Alice´s growth, yet some are more important than others. The first character Alice encounters is the White Rabbit. During their meeting, the Rabbit mistakes Alice for his maid Mary Ann, and requests she get his gloves and fan, which he forgot at home. His attitude towards Alice, and others

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    mimesis in Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass A quest in search for the elements which consitute a new notion of mimesis in Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Mimésis ve světové literatuře/Klára Kolínská, Úterý 10:50 – 12:25 “Who in the world am I?” Ah, that’s the great puzzle.[1] This question, asked by Alice herself at the beginning of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, anticipates

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    novella, Alice in Wonderland is a children fictional story that has genre elements such as fable yet in a fairy-tale manner and an allegory. A possible genre of the story Alice in Wonderland is a fantasy as the Wonderland is more fantasy-like to the young Alice. 2. The exposition of the story, Alice in Wonderland is the first setting seen. The first setting is the exposition this is because Alice is seen with her older sister on a bank. The rising action of the novella, Alice in wonderland is Alice’s

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    Alice is a girl whose parents and sister died in a fire and nobody can explain what caused the fire. Alice survived the fire and was told to make her survival meaningful. In reality, Alice's skin is sickly pale with shoulder-length brown hair and round, pale green eyes with bags around them. She wears a black-and-white dress and a dirty white apron. When she zones into Wonderland, Alice has a healthier complexion. She has longer hair that has a reddish tint and appears to be wearing make-up. Wonderland

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    Imagine walking around following this rabbit and there is a rabbit hole. There is a door in the hole which leads to this fantasy world no one has ever seen before called Wonderland. Wonderland is this magical and amazing realm out of this world. In Wonderland animals can talk, disappear, and do so many other things. Mushrooms there can make things grow and potions can make things shrink. Well, that’s what Lewis Carroll wrote about in two his books. After taking up writing as a hobby to entertain

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    Alice In Wonderland Power

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    Lewis Carroll’s presentation of Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, specifically within the ‘Pig and Pepper’ chapter. Alice wishes to master the unfamiliar world of Wonderland, in much the same way as Victorian Britain gained global power through colonization. In this essay, I will argue that Carroll uses Alice’s role as Victorian representative to criticise this dominant global position Britain held during its ‘imperial century’. Alice initially perceives Wonderland as a world that she can overpower

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    Tim Burton’s 2010 version of Alice in Wonderland differs greatly from Disney’s 1951 animated version. In the nearly 60 years since the animated film came out, technology in filmmaking increased tremendously, namely with CGI and new visual effects. This enables the filmmakers to create a version of Lewis Carroll’s famous novel that is live-action, while still including the fantastical world he imagined. For example, CGI and special effects that did not exist in 1951 were used to create many characters

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    Based on the children’s literary work written by Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland is a fictional film that was directed by Tim Burton.  The film is set in Wonderland inside of Alice’s dream, so viewers are able to recognize the lack of order and the fantasies of children.  One of the major themes seen in the movie is childhood, specifically the development into adulthood, which is depicted in other characters besides Alice.  Alice, however, is used as the primary symbol for what children in the

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