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Lewis Carroll was among the many authors who left behind many memorable pieces of artwork. He was known for his pseudonym and for the way he connected with children. One of Carroll’s most famous published work was Alice Adventures in Wonderland. Along, with this recognizable novel by Carroll there was also, Through the Looking-Glass, The Hunting of the Snark, and A Tangled Tale. These stories overlooked some of the fantastic poetry he created, such as the one he wrote in 1871, which was titled Jabberwocky

Lewis Carroll          Ever curious about the author of  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? That person would be Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, otherwise known as Lewis Carroll, his famous alter ego. Carroll has written many books that have transformed the art of literature. His work has appealed to an abundance of children all over the world. Lewis Carroll contributed to fiction literature by creating a story that was the ultimate adventure to children everywhere. Carroll was born on January 27, 1832

Published in 1862 by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass has irrevocably weaved its way into every child’s heart--the curiosity and imagination piqued by a seven-year-old falling down a rabbit hole has spawned several adaptations actually, ranging from dark twisted versions to lighthearted “realistic” matters. On a personal note, Alice in Wonderland was appealing for the riddles, though reality was questioned in more senses than reason

adult-like. One of the main ways that Carroll shows Alice’s newfound maturity is through her growing intelligence. In contrast with her struggle to remember her lessons early on in the story, newfound intelligence is displayed in the courtroom. “‘I suppose they are the jurors.’ She said this last word two or three times over to herself, being rather proud of it: for she thought, and rightly too, that very few little girls of her age knew the meaning of it at all” (Carroll 89). Through this quote Alice

The nonsensical poem, “Jabberwocky,” was written by Lewis Carrol in 1871 for Alice’s second adventure: Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. “Jabberwocky” describes the adventure of a single boy through a land of oddities. In this poem, Carrol creates a whimsical, alternate reality filled with heroes, villains and magical creatures, undergoing a constant battle between good and evil. Carrol uses vivid imagery and neologisms in “Jabberwocky” to exemplify and play with the oddities

The text Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll deals with the main idea of logic versus nonsense. The author shows similarities between the characters of Wonderland and Alice. She represents logic and reasoning while the other characters represent her other personality traits, such as the dodo bird having a desire to always be right and show off its knowledge, the hatter having a childish and nonsensical personality and the Cheshire cat acts in a way similar to her logical side. Also Alice does have

This novel, Alice in Quantumland, is a look into the unimaginable events that occur in Alice’s day. Alice, a regular girl was sitting at her house during the holiday season, most of her friends were out of town. Sadly, poor Alice was stuck at home with not much to do, little did she know she know her day was about to have a turn of events. Alice had been watching her television most of the day, but she became bored with that. Alice then found the book Alice in Wonderland laying on the floor by her

George Washington said, “Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.” Alice’s frame of mind throughout the entire journey in Wonderland presented her with foreign challenges. These challenges questioned the way one should handle a new world being thrust upon them. Alice could take every problem in stride or she could sulk in her troubles. The choice was hers. When Alice was newly in Wonderland, she faced the challenge of becoming the

Many poems have concepts that can be hard to grasp due to complex metaphors, figurative language, and forms of diction. Lewis Carroll takes this struggle of comprehension to an entire new level in The Jabberwocky. Although a simple story of a boy slaying a foul creature, it is formatted in a way that traps the reader inside of the nonsensical imagination of Carroll. It does not take close inspection to realize that the word choices throughout are a bit unorthodox. It does, however, take an out-of-the-box

Samuel Muregi Professor Care 8/19/2015 English 102 Alice Liddle can be Alice On July fourth around 1862, two men and three young girls went on a boat trip up the Isis. All the three girls were sisters while the two men were friends. Namely Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and Reverend Robinson Duckworth. The three girls were the daughters of Henry Liddell. The connection between the girls and men were that one of the sister’s brothers was a good friend of Mr. Charles and he often took them to boat trips