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    long as you​ ​get somewhere." The question today is whether or not Carl Lewis wrote Alice in Wonderland with a purpose or was it just for entertainment. I believe it was for a purpose and also for entertainment. Although the purpose might not have been as clear as it may have seem. In one of the articles I found while looking up Lewis Carroll it told about his life and the reason behind writing Alice in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll loved

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    Alice in Wonderland

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    The Role of Rational Thinking in Alice’s Identity Crisis Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland follows the story of young Alice trapped in the world of Wonderland after falling down through a rabbit-hole. The rabbit-hole which is filled with bookshelves, maps, and other objects foreshadows the set of rules, the ones Alice is normally accustomed to, will be defied in Wonderland. This conflict between her world and Wonderland becomes evident shortly after her arrival as evinced by chaos in “Pool of

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    You would think that Lewis Carroll an English author, mathematician and logician would sit down and write a logical, didactical novel, instead he wrote a novel of the literary nonsense genre. Unusual, is it not? Maybe we should take a closer look at Carroll's “nonsense“ and see why is it considered to be random, senseless, unpredictable, and without rules. Moreover, even justice is not spared of parody, injustice and chaos are logical consequences of living in Wonderland. Alice’s Adventures in

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    The Power of words and Language in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web: Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web, both use a wide vocabulary and a play on words, that may not be familiar to the young readers whom they are intended for, but the use of these words aid in the themes of the novel and the overall plots of the works. This specific use of words and a focus on the language aids in the salvation of Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web, and

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    Alice And Greed

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    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

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    Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland portrays animals with anthropomorphic characteristics, creating a sense that the animals are humans, just like ourselves. Anthropomorphism in this book, was quite apparent, as usually animals cannot talk, smile, keep sense of time or smoke from a hookah. Human characteristics add a sense of diversity to these animals in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and lend a hand to creating the sense of adulthood within them. Alice tends to think of these animals

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    Jabberwocky

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    Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll The jabberwocky is a poem written by Lewis Carroll in 1875, it uses a unique style of written English illustrated by the names of the beasts. The writer used this kind of language because unlike today, English continues to wither as expression like that in the poem become more scarcely. The theme of the poem is good versus evil. The jabberwocky’s theme comes out when our brave little warrior meets with this mythical creature. In essence, the jabberwocky represents a bigger

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    are still being read today. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is well-known by most people for its vivid use of the imagination. The story itself is one that promotes creativity, open-mindedness and viewing the world in different perspectives. While Lewis Carroll’s story captivates and inspires people of all ages, what brings a young girl’s adventure to life are the illustrations behind it. The story of Alice is nothing without the visual aid of the original illustrator, Sir John Tenniel. While there

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    privately exposed, allowing a person to roam freely in his own universe. As we dream, it seems that we cannot distinguish right from wrong or normal from abnormal and, therefore, commit acts that we would not have done in a realistic society. Perhaps Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,

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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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