Essay Outline
Essay Outline
Thesis: “Alice Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is not didactic but rather a story to be enjoyed for pure enjoyment and entertainment.
Supporting Argument #1: The story is surrealistic void of connections with reality
A) For Example: “The people she encounters are talking animals, mythical beasts, and playing cards who follow a code of conduct unique to their homeland and totally foreign” (Brownwell, the Ground Rules of Fantasy in the Alice Books)
B) Furthermore: Conversations with the characters are often illogical and have no clear purpose.
C) In attention: Wonderland is portrayed by characters as purely a surrealistic world where everything and everyone is upside down. This is portrayed in Alice’s conversation with the Cat who states: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, or you wouldn’t have come here.” (Alice adventure in Wonderland, Carroll)
Supporting Argument #2: Carroll’s use of “Literature nonsense” emphasizes the non – didactic style of the book.
A) For Example: “situations drift and transmute with little or no logic save that peculiar logic of the subconscious, which more or less playing random-association games” (Science Fiction and Fantasy Books by Lewis Carroll, Walker)
B) Furthermore: Alice displays many puns along with parodies of famous children literature meant to entertain young readers
C) In attention: Despite the word play games within the story there are also examples of pure nonsensical uses of common literature devices such as riddles with no answers.
Supporting Argument #3: Lewis Carroll uses humor in “Alice” to refute the moralizing ideas of adults and that of other children’s literature.
A) For Example: Changing common children literature like “A star” and Isaac Watts “against Idleness and Mischief” that preach moral lessons to humours poems.
B) Furthermore: Lewis Carroll uses the Duchess Character as a projection
Thesis: “Alice Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is not didactic but rather a story to be enjoyed for pure enjoyment and entertainment.
Supporting Argument #1: The story is surrealistic void of connections with reality
A) For Example: “The people she encounters are talking animals, mythical beasts, and playing cards who follow a code of conduct unique to their homeland and totally foreign” (Brownwell, the Ground Rules of Fantasy in the Alice Books)
B) Furthermore: Conversations with the characters are often illogical and have no clear purpose.
C) In attention: Wonderland is portrayed by characters as purely a surrealistic world where everything and everyone is upside down. This is portrayed in Alice’s conversation with the Cat who states: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, or you wouldn’t have come here.” (Alice adventure in Wonderland, Carroll)
Supporting Argument #2: Carroll’s use of “Literature nonsense” emphasizes the non – didactic style of the book.
A) For Example: “situations drift and transmute with little or no logic save that peculiar logic of the subconscious, which more or less playing random-association games” (Science Fiction and Fantasy Books by Lewis Carroll, Walker)
B) Furthermore: Alice displays many puns along with parodies of famous children literature meant to entertain young readers
C) In attention: Despite the word play games within the story there are also examples of pure nonsensical uses of common literature devices such as riddles with no answers.
Supporting Argument #3: Lewis Carroll uses humor in “Alice” to refute the moralizing ideas of adults and that of other children’s literature.
A) For Example: Changing common children literature like “A star” and Isaac Watts “against Idleness and Mischief” that preach moral lessons to humours poems.
B) Furthermore: Lewis Carroll uses the Duchess Character as a projection