The Rational-Innocent Child In Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

At the start of her journey, Alice’s blunt and direct form of speech drives the animals away in either offence or wariness. In a state of excitement, Alice inflicts this upon herself while exclaiming, ‘“Dinah’s our cat. Why, she’ll eat a little bird as soon as [she] looks at it!’” (Carol 38). Because of Alice’s little knowledge in social norms, she immediately frightens the party of birds as she talks about her cat. While she is perplexed at the animal’s offence in her words, she is contingent on their guidance in navigating the foreign wonderland. After several failed interactions, Alice develops the inclination of social awareness in her speech as she begins to stop herself when talking with the mock turtle quipping, “‘and perhaps you were never introduced to a lobster-’ (Alice began to say, “I once tasted-” but checked herself hastily)” (Carol 94). Alice’s growth in social awareness stopped her from saying anything offensive, giving her the benefit of stable, though not always helpful, dependency on the animal’s

From the moment she sees the White Rabbit taking his watch from his waistcoat pocket, Alice tries to understand the logic of Wonderland. None of the rules that she has been taught seem to apply in Wonderland. The characters in Wonderland have no sense of manners and respond to her questions with answers that make no sense. For example, the Mad Hatter asks the questions, “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” (Alice 51). Alice assumes he is asking a riddle and she begins to try to answer it, thinking the Hatter would not ask a riddle without knowing the answer. When Alice is unable to figure out the riddle, the Hatter explains that there is no answer. He does not explain why he asked the riddle, he simply says, “I haven’t the slightest idea” (Alice 53). In which Alice replies, “I think you might do something better with the time, than waste it in asking riddles that have no answers” (Alice 53). The Hatter then responds with a lecture on Time, which he depicts as a person. Time being depicted as a person makes no logical sense to Alice. In the end, Alice rebels during the trial scene when the King said “Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court” (Alice 88). Alice objects to the absurd nature of the trial saying, “Who cares for you? You’re nothing but a pack of cards!” (Alice 91). This final scene is the end of her dream, and she wakes up with her head in her sister’s lap.

Alice scrutinizes the rules of the wonderland and discovers it as an adult world full of confusions and limited laws and nonsense. She acts as a commentator who refers to evident inadequacies of the native in wonderland. These characters don’t follow those conventions that she knows about the real world’s standards, yet the characters that dwell in the wonderland display the norms for a while and thereafter ridicule the same.

Understanding there’s been a change in her body, Alice questions the probability that she might not be herself any longer. She believes she may have become someone else through the transformation, another typical child theory when growing up. If your appearance has changed, it may be likely that you’re not who you used to be, so of course, you must be someone else. This is also portrayed in the instance when she meets the Caterpillar. When asked, “Who are you?” by the Caterpillar, Alice honestly answers, “I hardly know”. The Caterpillar represents Alice as well, as it will also transform into something greater as it ages.

In the nonsensical world of Wonderland, Alice falls down an infinite tunnel into an outbreak of mad sense, as well as a flurry of boisterous royalty and mad company. In the novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice is confronted with the preposterous logic of the most absurd characters. In the strange culture of Wonderland, adaptation is vital, which changes Alice from a meager girl to an outspoken character. As Alice wanders through the unpredictable world of Wonderland, she must cope with a new identity and prosper in a new environment where maturation is necessary for success; the demand for mental growth in difficult circumstances challenges Alice to progress into womanhood- transforming her from a frightened, young girl into a sensible, confident woman.

Alice in Wonderland by Charles L Dodgeson (Lewis Carrol) is a classic masterpiece and example of great literature. Many people know of this book as merely a child’s tale or a Disney movie. As both were adopted from the book, many of the ideas were not. I have my own feelings and opinions of this book. Remarkable use of words and an originally creative theme and plot structure are both used in this book. The author of this novel used many hidden meanings, symbolism, and ambiguous terms to greatly describe the actual nature of the story. Many people have different views as to the type of book it is and the novel’s actual meaning. Although this book inspires many people to laugh, it also inspires them think.

I am Alice when I read; Alice goes seeking adventure in wonderland, just as I do when reading, to escape reality. Alice was finding out herself that people could be little pieces of something, something that could be exchanged by a senseless force. Lost in Wonderland, the little girl was confused and scared and nevertheless shows true bravery in the face of her insecurities. She exchanges sense for non-sense, in an all-encompassing attempt to be able to take hold of even the most intimate core of her, so that she is forced to discover who she really is and find her identity. Like a child who is sleeping, ideology in fictional stories, quietly seeps through the narrative cracks of novels. It is embodied as an unconscious knowledge, a knowledge that doesn't know itself, and that needs to be understood and pondered by the readers. ‘Alice in Wonderland’, seen to most as simply a children’s story, has so much more depth and deals with classis themes such as coming of

In chapter 2, Carroll uses the characters, Alice and the mouse, to satirize the awkward stages of adolescence, as well as, the essential British nature of having a “stiff upper-lip.” In chapter 6 Carroll uses, the Duchess, to satirize the victorian customs of society and the simple rules of polite behavior. In chapter 9, Carroll uses the characters, the turtle and the gryphon, to poke fun of the environment of a modern day classroom and the emotions and attitudes of the students and the teachers in a classroom. Carroll is a master of the subtle use of satire; on the face of it Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a spirited tale of adventure in a strange world, appropriate for all children of all ages. When the reader looks deeper into the true

Issues concerning her size, identity, and her social exchanges with both Wonderland and its creatures spur and characterize Alice’s development towards becoming a young woman.

Alice can be very childish, but throughout the story, she encounters many animals with human qualities that make her change her perspective of the world she lives in. The main obstacle in Alice's life is growing up. As she grows up, she looks at situations in a very distinctive way, such as the moment when alice meets the March Hare, The Mad Hatter, and the Dormouse. By the time the story is over, Alice is already a grown up because of all the experiences she confronted such as, the mad tea party, the encounter with the caterpillar smoking a hookah pipe, also Alice's encounter with the Red Queen during the croquet game and the trial.

The main purpose of the book Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is to entertain people, specifically children. The genres of the book can include fiction, fantasy, children’s literature, and classic; but it is not considered part of the satire genre. It is written to entertain children, which is proven true by the 42 illustrations by John Tenniel, but the puns and wordplay suggest more than one meaning to the story. There is a secondary theme to the book because it does include some subtle satire. The writing satirizes Victorian education, literature, and politics through literary nonsense and the personification of many characters.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland holds a plethora of idea and theories that make up its fascinating story and complex themes. However, the theories and themes that stick out the most throughout the story are based upon an ideology of gender, class, and feminism. The story itself shows the experiences of a little girl in a world that very closely reflects the Victorian era from which she was accustomed. Overall, the novel breaks down the binary opposition of gender and the power dynamics between adults and children. As a young girl during the Victorian era, much would be expected from Alice concerning her behavior, appearance, and social cues. Especially since she was a young girl in an upper class family. Throughout much of the novel, Alice is put down and even ignored because of her role as a young girl. This reflects the way in which she would have been treated in her society and how Carroll felt children’s ideas and opinions were often treated in general. Aihong Ren, a critic on the novel, points out that although Alice displays characteristics and manners of a young women during the Victorian era, she also displays characteristics of a male hero (Ren 1). Alice’s rebellion of gender stereotypes and discourse towards the authoritative figures in the novel help to emphasis Ren’s point, and show that Alice is a complex character. Through the opinions of critics, such as Aihong Ren and Jessica W.H. Lim, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is not just popular children’s story,

Lewis Carroll 's novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” creates a world that is enforced by extremely foreign and unusual principles and rules that are ordinary to the characters in Wonderland. Alice appears to be odd and unusual compared to the rest of Wonderland’s characters. Her sense of self is tested throughout this novel.

Do you ever notice in stories, the female characters tend to be weak and sometimes have a mentor to guide them? Alice Adventures in Wonderland turned the tables on this type of character and made a strong, lively character Alice. Carroll disregarded the traditional plot lines and development of characters of his time by creating an empowered Alice, who overcomes the challenges in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Not only does Alice face different challenges through the story she also faces her pre-teen years of emotional and developmental stages. We can argue that Carroll disobeyed the normal childhood innocence by taking away Alice’s innocence because she had to go through Wonderland, facing different challenges that made her a strong

The Victorian Era was a time where not many ethical ideals and moral standards were sustained. Yet, it is also an Era in which modern society uses to make advancements in both humanity, and philosophy. Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, was a novelist who wrote pass his time. He wrote further in the future of the "common" Victorian Era. The ideology he presents in Alice in Wonderland is conducive to an individual attempting to bring attention to the deteriorating mental health and humane conditions in Victorian-Era England. Alice is representative of a normal child in everyday-Victorian England. This child, Alice, has not been exposed to the likes of diversity, but instead solidarity. The type of solidarity that is all too prevalent throughout the Victorian Era, primarily in the upbringing of children during this time. Children in Victorian Era England were taught to be followers of the norms already established by adults, and to ask no questions. These types of parameters placed restraints on children growing-up during this time; not only physical restraints, but also mental restraints, such as their imaginations'. Carroll was no stranger to this ideal or the likes of this concept; In fact, he constructed Alice in The Wonderland with this in mind, to defy the imaginative 'norm' of Victorian-Era England. He created a character that dreamt of falling down a rabbit hole into another universe. This dream or imagination becomes so vivid in his novel that the