Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland C-uppsats Engelska Termin: Handledare: Examinator: Karlstads universitet 651 88 Karlstad Tfn 054-700 10 00 Fax 054-700 14 60 0 Information@kau.se www.kau.se VT - 11 Åke Bergvall Anna Linzie In the novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll‚ the protagonist Alice is a seven year-old girl. She falls down a rabbit-hole chasing a White Rabbit with a waistcoat and ends up in Wonderland‚ a place where logic no longer applies
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Hunger‚ Dominance‚ and Undesirability Lewis Carroll’s fairy tale‚ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland‚ written in 1865‚ fuels the stereotype of how girls are required to be petite‚ feminine‚ and submissive to men through Alice’s eating habits‚ the contrast between young Alice and older women characters‚ male control‚ and Alice’s behaviour at the end of the story. This influences the minds of young audience members who read Carroll’s work instills the idea that in order to be beautiful‚ a
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positive factor of one’s life; it can lead to the exclusion or segregation of individuals due to barriers that hinder efforts to belong. This is evident in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ Tim Winton’s short story Neighbours and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. It is evident in The Crucible that individuals will go to extreme lengths in order to find a place within their community. This results in what appears to be a sense
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She shows marked progress throughout the course of the book; in the beginning‚ she can barely maintain enough composure to keep herself from crying. By the end of the novel‚ she is self-possessed and able to hold her own against the most baffling Wonderland logic. Size change Closely connected to the above theme‚ size change is another recurring concept. The dramatic changes in size hint at the radical changes the body undergoes during adolescence. The key‚ once again‚ is adaptability. Alice’s
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states which is conceived through the love potion. Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass allow the protagonist‚ Alice‚ to journey through her chaotic dream world in order to achieve what she ultimately desires. Both novels question how strongly the characters want to achieve their ultimate desires by risking what is unknown. In Shakespeare’s Woods and Carroll’s Wonderland‚ they create an unstable reality where fantasy aspects create confusion. The characters
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(The book opens and shows the story told here.) Narrator: In a far away land‚ long ago‚ lived a king and his fair queen. Many years had they longed for a child and finally their wish was granted. A daughter was born‚ and they called her Aurora. Yes‚ they named her after the dawn for she filled their lives with sunshine. Then a great holiday was proclaimed throughout the kingdom‚ so that all of high or low estate might pay homage to the infant princess. And our story begins on that most
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An essay discussing the way community and solitude within a Victorian society are represented in Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” Ellie Walsh Primarily‚ the bizarre plotline and maddening characters in “Alice in Wonderland” cause the novel to be categorised as a story of nonsense‚ and indeed‚ for children at least‚ this may be the key function of the book; to be a fun and experimental tale of madness. However‚ it can be argued that the nonsense in the story only thinly veils some of the most
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Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll was published in 1865‚ a time known as the Victorian Era. The Victorian Era was the time period of Queen Victoria’s reign from June of 1837 until she passed away in January of 1901. It was a time period that consisted majority of peace. The Victorian era had a big impact on the novel and how it evolved the character‚ Alice. The Victorian Era influenced the novel of Alice in Wonderland with the overall appearance of Alice‚ discussing the proper etiquette that Alice
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Feminist Theory Approaching Alice in Wonderland Many people think women are subordinate than men. However‚ there are those who do not want to demonstrate the characteristics of a stereotypical woman. In the film Alice in Wonderland‚ Tim Burton uses the protagonist Alice as a rebellious woman who fights for what she wants. It is evident Burton uses Feminist Theory to help demonstrate how the protagonist grows into a self-reliant woman. Through this‚ Alice realizes she has to go against the stereotypical
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Literature May 30th‚ 2013 The Examination of Victorian Education in “Alice in Wonderland” And “Through the Looking-Glass” Throughout the Alice books Louis Carroll conveys a feeling of amusement mixed with disdain for Victorian educations that emphasize such subjects as Greek and Latin‚ refinement of character‚ and that concentrated on morals about obedience and safety. The illogical description of Victorian norms in Wonderland inspires curiosity and refuses to patronize young audiences with practices
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