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    transformation from child to man, the step of letting go of childish ways and moving on to more mature things. The need for such a dramatic transformation is questioned by Miguel de Cervantes and Lewis Carroll in their texts, Don Quixote and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. While the texts follow two contrasting characters, they are brought together by the theme of fantasy. Cervantes’ Don Quixote is an old gentleman of noble lineage who becomes tired of the monotony and the lack of

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    We can see Alice’s take of position also during the Queen’s croquet tournament, when the Duchess reproaches, “Thinking again?” Alice answers severely, “I’ve a right to think”. (Carroll, 1993, p.91). It is indeed of great significance for Alice to boldly assert her right to think. The child not only is aware that she has a right to think, but also a right to speak out what she thinks. In the court scene, when the all pack of cards come flying at her, Alice gives “a little scream, half of fright and

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    “Off with their heads!” shouts the true ruler of Wonderland in an angry tone (Carroll 54). Yes, this command is said by none other than The Queen of Hearts herself. She is an angry, impatient woman who instills fear in the citizens of Wonderland and in the King of Hearts as well. She is also one of Lewis Carroll’s characters in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, who does not conform to the traditional gender roles of the Victorian era. Back then, society believed that a woman’s place was in the

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    dangerous and why? Webster dictionary defines danger as “the possibility that you will be hurt or killed”, but that is a rough definition, because it technically implies that one is always in danger. Take for instance, a student reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in a library. He is risking his life because the building could collapse, the air ventilation systems might be contaminated with biohazards or one of his peers might pull the trigger. Danger, whether it is subtle or eminent, is a very

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    world by entering the unreal or surreal world that they encounter in these stories. That is the case for Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”; Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, and Lewis Carroll’s “Alice”s Adventures in Wonderland.” In one way or another the main protagonist has seen the truth about the real world through a surreal world. “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”(Buddha) This quote means the truth cannot be hidden like

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    Classical novels through Cinematic Lens: The Approach to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland within The Matrix Classical novels are novels of literary significance, which are known around the world. Its importance is the way these classical novels represent key themes and messages within society. The literature and its themes in classical novels is an important factor as it tells a story of history, giving the reader the ability to time travel and learn the traditions of the society back in that period

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    Alice in Wonderland Imagination; everyone possesses it and everyone utilizes it on multiple occasions during their lifetime. In Lewis Carroll's classic tale Alice in Wonderland, a small, adventurous girl by the name of Alice stumbles through a world created in the depths of her imagination: Wonderland. While the nonsensical characters and seemingly insane laws of nature distract our minds, Carroll weaves a theme into the story's fabric with miniscule hints, easy to miss. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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    characters in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice portrays bad judgement. A few of the things that happened in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland were unbelievable. While writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carrol had a fantastical imagination. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a literary classic, although I have read better books. Alice portrays bad judgment throughout the book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alice chases a talking

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    physical changes that come with the onset of adolescence.” (Borey, Alice in Wonderland Study Guide: Summary and Anaylis of Chapters 1-3) “Carroll conveys the inevitable loss of childhood innocence ultimately. Likewise, the obstacles Alice is faced with in Wonderland are the reason of this loss.” (Lorring, Literary Themes: Loss of Innocence in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, “Alice faces a series of puzzles that appear to have no clear solutions

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    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 curiosity

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