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    American author of the children 's classics Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Although his novels were primarily written for children, no other children’s book has received so much adult attention such as this one. Lewis Carroll has been inspiring directors, writers, and artists of all sorts for decades. The latest addition happened in 2010, where director Tim Burton created a film, Alice in Wonderland, based off of Lewis Carroll’s fantasy novels. The film brings to life

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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,

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    missions. The Wonderland that the

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    One historical approach to Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland invites the reader to observe the trends, culture as well as the philosophy of the Victorian Era for a personalized interpretation of Alice’s encounters in Wonderland. Usage of the Historical approach may seem demoralizing in sheer scope; it is quite imperative to understand that the novel was written during a specific time period that, in itself, contained unique habits and concerns. Within the following pages, the connections with the Victorian

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    Alice in Wonderland and Shakespeare's King Lear are two prime examples of characters suffering from mental disabilities and disorders. Although they are not locked in a tower, the mental illnesses are apparent when studying the Mad Hatter, Alice, King

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    Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland creates a warped reality, causing each character’s identity to become confused. An exception to this confusion of identity is the Cheshire Cat, who shows an uncanny awareness of his own madness, giving him considerable control over his presence and allowing him to occasionally leave only a grin behind. Alice, contrarily, is strewn all over as she loses herself in Wonderland. In Wonderland, all are “mad,” but to Alice this is preposterous, even as she

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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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    Everyone in Wonderland is mad, but the Red Queen is the dangerous of them all. The Red Queen in her past has many happy moments like her and her sister, the White Queen where the best of friends. Until one day the White Queen tells a lie and blames it on the Red Queen

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    Wonderland Madness

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    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. Exploration is portrayed through “Alice.” “Alice” is a curious, young girl who lives in the Victorian times, she loves exploring and has lots of energy. The first thing “Alice” explores is the “rabbit hole.” But “Alice” wouldn’t have explored the “rabbit hole,” if it had not have been

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    Alice Journey

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    Alice was born in the 17th century as Charles Dodgson, who would later adopt the name Lewis Carroll with the publishing of Alice Adventures in Wonderland. Ren explores more context on Ren in order to relay the mature themes Carroll adds to the story stating “He portrays the struggle of power between the adult and child in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and displays a strong sympathy for the child Alice who is thrown into a mad and disorderly world of adults. By sending the child into an adult world

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