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A review by lectrixnoctis
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Lewis Carroll, pseudonym of Charles Lewis Dodgson, was the eldest son and the third child of his family. He is undoubtedly best known for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" sequel. He was a British novelist and poet. By the time of his death, the Alice series has become the most popular children's book in England.
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" begins with Alice sitting on a riverbank on a warm summer day while sitting next to her sister when she catches a White Rabbit in a waistcoat. The White Rabbit pulls out his pocket watch, exclaims that he is running late, and jumps into a rabbit hole. Alice follows him into the hole and finds herself in a grand hallway lined up with different doors. She finds a key on the nearby table, but it only fits with the most miniature door. She sees a beautiful garden; however, she realises that she cannot work through it. She finds a bottle with the words "DRINK ME" on it and drinks it. She shrinks down to the perfect size to fit through the door; however, the key lays on the table. After many tries she Alice begins to cry as she does; she shrinks down and falls into the sea of tears. The pool of tears becomes a sea, and as she treads water, she meets a Mouse. The Mouse accompanies Alice to shore, where several animals stand gathered on a bank. After a "Caucus Race," Alice scares the animals away with tales of her cat, Dinah, and finds herself alone again. After that, her journey starts in wonderland, where she meets many mad citizens and the Queen of Hearts.
Throughout the book, Alice goes through various absurd and bizarre physical changes, which gives her discomfort. This feeling is often felt during puberty. This can sometimes be a very traumatic experience. Alice wants to be the right size but is mostly too small or too big to Exeter the garden in Chapter 1. In Chapter 5, however, she loses control of the size of specific body parts like her neck. These constant changes can represent how children feel during growing up. However, this could also resent how a person feels when they have an ED.
Alice also encounters many puzzles which she is unable to solve. This becomes very frustrating since she desperately wants to understand the Caucus race or the meaning of the words of the Caterpillar. Alice learns through her journey that some things are unsolvable and cannot expect logic in everything. Carroll represents this way how frustrating life can be and that interpretations often don't help. This could also be interpreted that life itself is meaningless and unsolvable.
Furthermore, Alice always finds herself fighting for her life, although these threats are never materialised. It represents that death is always closer than you think and that some risks are worth taking.
While this whole book is somewhat confusing, it is no stripes that all this is happening in a dream. Dreams often symbols is over the unconscious side and can even be translated to our fears in life.
Overall, I did enjoy reading this book. However, I admit that I like the movie adaptions more since they have more sense in them. So tickets this novel seems a. Bit all over the place, I know it is the goal of it, but some adventures of Alice do not seem that critical than others.
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" begins with Alice sitting on a riverbank on a warm summer day while sitting next to her sister when she catches a White Rabbit in a waistcoat. The White Rabbit pulls out his pocket watch, exclaims that he is running late, and jumps into a rabbit hole. Alice follows him into the hole and finds herself in a grand hallway lined up with different doors. She finds a key on the nearby table, but it only fits with the most miniature door. She sees a beautiful garden; however, she realises that she cannot work through it. She finds a bottle with the words "DRINK ME" on it and drinks it. She shrinks down to the perfect size to fit through the door; however, the key lays on the table. After many tries she Alice begins to cry as she does; she shrinks down and falls into the sea of tears. The pool of tears becomes a sea, and as she treads water, she meets a Mouse. The Mouse accompanies Alice to shore, where several animals stand gathered on a bank. After a "Caucus Race," Alice scares the animals away with tales of her cat, Dinah, and finds herself alone again. After that, her journey starts in wonderland, where she meets many mad citizens and the Queen of Hearts.
Throughout the book, Alice goes through various absurd and bizarre physical changes, which gives her discomfort. This feeling is often felt during puberty. This can sometimes be a very traumatic experience. Alice wants to be the right size but is mostly too small or too big to Exeter the garden in Chapter 1. In Chapter 5, however, she loses control of the size of specific body parts like her neck. These constant changes can represent how children feel during growing up. However, this could also resent how a person feels when they have an ED.
Alice also encounters many puzzles which she is unable to solve. This becomes very frustrating since she desperately wants to understand the Caucus race or the meaning of the words of the Caterpillar. Alice learns through her journey that some things are unsolvable and cannot expect logic in everything. Carroll represents this way how frustrating life can be and that interpretations often don't help. This could also be interpreted that life itself is meaningless and unsolvable.
Furthermore, Alice always finds herself fighting for her life, although these threats are never materialised. It represents that death is always closer than you think and that some risks are worth taking.
While this whole book is somewhat confusing, it is no stripes that all this is happening in a dream. Dreams often symbols is over the unconscious side and can even be translated to our fears in life.
Overall, I did enjoy reading this book. However, I admit that I like the movie adaptions more since they have more sense in them. So tickets this novel seems a. Bit all over the place, I know it is the goal of it, but some adventures of Alice do not seem that critical than others.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Death