Wonderland Essay

Walt Disney’s first attempted to produce “Alice in Wonderland” in the 1930’s. Like Alice, he had a dream. Both dreams knew no bounds and discovered that the only thing certain is uncertainty. Alice in Wonderland was the 13th animation that Disney ever produced. Thirteen is thought of as an unlucky number, a symbol of rebellion and lawlessness which suits the context of this novel perfectly, especially considering its initial unpopularity. Why we dream is one of the biggest unanswered questions of

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,

How do travelers construct their own identity as they travel? ‘“Who are you?” said the Caterpillar.’ (Carroll 1998: 40). Identity is explored extensively throughout Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Amos Tutuola’s The Palm-Wine Drinkard (1952). Both protagonists embark on a journey that questions their inner self; through the distortion of characters, time and plot. Transformations allow each protagonist to distort their own identity and gain self-awareness as they travel

Marriage has not always been about love. All throughout history, women were uprooted from their normal lives and forced into loveless relationships as ways to provide their family money or power. This is the starting for Disney’s Alice in Wonderland. Alice is a young woman who is proposed by Hamish, the son of Lord Ascot, per her mother’s request. After running away from the proposal, Alice falls down a rabbit hole into Underland where she meets some peculiar characters. Told that she must kill

presentation of Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, specifically within the ‘Pig and Pepper’ chapter. Alice wishes to master the unfamiliar world of Wonderland, in much the same way as Victorian Britain gained global power through colonization. In this essay, I will argue that Carroll uses Alice’s role as Victorian representative to criticise this dominant global position Britain held during its ‘imperial century’. Alice initially perceives Wonderland as a world that she can overpower and benefit

bags around them. She wears a black-and-white dress and a dirty white apron. When she zones into Wonderland, Alice has a healthier complexion. She has longer hair that has a reddish tint and appears to be wearing make-up. Wonderland, a place where her inner thoughts, desires, and psyche manifest. Everyone has heard of or seen Alice in wonderland, but not everyone has heard of Alice returning to wonderland only to find it has become evil. Alice: Madness Returns takes place

Tim Burton’s 2010 version of Alice in Wonderland differs greatly from Disney’s 1951 animated version. In the nearly 60 years since the animated film came out, technology in filmmaking increased tremendously, namely with CGI and new visual effects. This enables the filmmakers to create a version of Lewis Carroll’s famous novel that is live-action, while still including the fantastical world he imagined. For example, CGI and special effects that did not exist in 1951 were used to create many characters

peculiarity didn’t just stop at her looks though, her homeland was like nothing any of us have seen in our terribly boring lives, her home was like a fever dream, it was fleeting and mind-boggling and beautiful and terrifying all at once. It was called Wonderland. Her real name before she became an almost human, was the Cheshire Cat, she was for this reason, peculiar, for she was no longer a cat with a smile but a smile without a complete cat. The odd young woman slowly crept up the cobblestone street, careful

Alice in Wonderland produced in 1951 institutional oppression is not as prominent as the Alice in Wonderland filmed in 2010 since the main character Alice was going to wonderland for the first time and she had no concept of what was going on with the kingdoms. However, during the first movie the oppression showed was mostly mental rather than physical because the Queen had everyone doing what she wanted because they thought she was superior to them, but in reality, they were more than her in quantity

Based on the children’s literary work written by Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland is a fictional film that was directed by Tim Burton.  The film is set in Wonderland inside of Alice’s dream, so viewers are able to recognize the lack of order and the fantasies of children.  One of the major themes seen in the movie is childhood, specifically the development into adulthood, which is depicted in other characters besides Alice.  Alice, however, is used as the primary symbol for what children in the