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    The opening sequence of Svenkmajer’s film display Alice as someone discontent with childhood and need for a change much like the Alice in the original story. The frustration leads her to follow a path to enlightenment which results in her foundation of childhood crashing down. This aspect is signified at the beginning of the story when Alice knocks over toy blocks while spying on the rabbit in captivity. As Alice journey to follow the white rabbit she is lead to a drawer that has an item that cuts

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    Alice in Quantumland 1. Electrons have no distinguishing features except spin Upon falling into the quantum wonderland while in her living room‚ Alice finds herself faced with a new reality of existence that seems to baffle her. She is first met with some strange-looking dweller of the new and vastly strange wonderland that she could not make out. She politely introduces herself as Alice‚ thereby invoking a response from her companion to the effect that it was an electron. Alice also noted

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    Adventures in Wonderland is a child’s struggle to survive in the condescending world of adults. The conflict between child and adult gives direction to Alice’s adventures and controls all the outstanding features of the work- Alice’s character‚ her relationship with other characters‚ and the dialogueA Child’s Struggle in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland is a queer little universe where a not so ordinary girl is faced with the contradicting nature of the fantastic creatures

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    story‚ "Everyday Use: For Your Grandma" by Alice Walker. Dee‚ the older daughter‚ represents a materialistic and modern way of life where culture and heritage are valued only for their trendiness. Raised by her mother in a traditional and simple manner‚ Maggie is a docile and weak girl. Her character serves the purpose of presenting the distinct standpoints towards culture between her and her sister. The role distinctions are found in the physical descriptions of the characters. Maggie is shy

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    Austin Way English I Mr. Keiter February 28‚ 2013 Alice and Coraline Comparison The book Alice in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll. Coraline was written by Neil Gaiman. Each book was later turned into films to help better get a picture of the adventurous lands the girls traveled through. In the movies Alice in Wonderland and Coraline there are many similarities but also many differences. Though having many differences and similarities each film taught a lesson to the audience by

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    September 2010 Journal Two WalkerAlice “Everyday Use”‚ Seagull Reader‚ “Stories” 2nd Edition by Joseph Kelly Norton‚ NY 2008. Carver‚ Raymond “Cathedral” Seagull Reader‚ “Stories” 2nd Edition by Joseph Kelly Norton‚ NY 2008. Many stories have many meaning of a story. It really depends on how you read it or who reading the story. In Everyday Use‚ this was characterization story. Mom was a large‚ big-bone‚ rough man-working hands‚ no education‚ black‚ and woman (Walker pg 460). Maggie‚ which

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    references showing that he is a strong and devout Christian who believes deeply in his faith. Walker emphasizes that the only true master is Lord Jesus Christ. He goes on to explain that we are all created by the same God‚ therefore we are equal and that no man is “superior” or more worthy than another. With this said he poses the question what gives the white man the right to enslave a black man ? David Walker urges the slaves to remain strong and stay true to their fate. Throughout his writings he

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    Feminism & African-American Culture: Everyday Use Candi Walker English 2140 Daniel Marshall November 29‚ 2007 Candi Walker Dan Marshall Literary Studies November 29‚ 2007 Everyday Use by Alice Walker: Feminism & African-American Criticism Alice Walker’s Everyday Use tells the story of a mother and her two daughters who live in the rural South. Ms. Johnson‚ the narrator of the story is a middle aged African-American woman who has single handily struggled to raise

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    the Mad Hatter."I’m as happy as a bee on a sunny day! But I have become quite parched may I have a spot of tea?" Said Alice with delight‚" of course silly child anything for you."As the hatter poured the tea for Alice she was humming a tune that the hatter taught her when she first arrived in wonderland out of nowhere."Here you go" the hatter said‚but right before he gave it to Alice he pulled it away. " Ah-ah-ah not so fast you know what you have to do" said the hatter.Alice walked in front of the

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    customary ideas first-handedly. Looking at Carroll ’s "Alice in Wonderland" and Cohn ’s "Sex and Death and the Rational World of Defense Intellectuals"‚ the characters within these stories experience a reconstruction of their beliefs of the dominant fantasy through metamorphosis. In contrary to the dominant fantasy they are indoctrinated in‚ an alternative fantasy consists of new and unusual ideas which question and challenge the characters ’ set of beliefs of the boundaries they live within. The

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