Category: Alice in Wonderland

The evolution into todays progressive society has challenged the significance of literature. Whats its purpose and what does it actually teach us? Without literature our culture and values would not have developed to shape our society. Literature mirrors societys continual change in values as shown through Lewis Carrolls novel, Alices Adventures in Wonderland, and its…

Joseph Campbell wrote about the hero monomyth after he discovered that most hero stories have a common pattern and storyline. Joseph Campbells hero monomyth is a theory he proposed that heroes follow in a narrative, especially in an adventure novel. His theory states that almost all heroes follow the steps of this patterned journey. Alice…

Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are based on social Darwinism, the ‘survival of the fittest’ and the novels explain the function of language and how the characters obtain power. First, is important to mention that Alice in Wonderland describes the creation of identity whereas Through the Looking Glass is a social negotiation…

When it comes down to all the different types of stories, there are numerous to read. This includes stories of fiction, now there are a few different kinds of fiction stories that are out to read. You have science fiction, domestic fiction, adventure fiction, and fantasy, just like many other types of books and fiction…

Reading classic literature is like traveling back in time, to live the life of someone who lived during a particular period in time, witness great battles, rise, and fall of great empires and that of men and women, to see how human mind though now evolved faces the same dilemmas of life from birth until…

Introduction Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a whimsical and fantastical tale that captivates readers with its imaginative characters and peculiar landscapes. Among the colorful cast of characters, the Cheshire Cat stands out as a symbol of enigma and wisdom. In this literary criticism essay, we will explore the symbolism of the Cheshire Cat…

Lewis Carroll, who is the author of Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, is a famous British fairy tale writer, mathematician and logician. Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland is one of his representative works. The book tells the growth of a little girl, Alice, from the rabbit hole fall into a magical world, and met many creatures and…

The Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) was first coined by the British psychiatrist John Todd and was based upon the childhood story, Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll in 1865. Todd’s patients felt they were too small, too tall, or parts of their bodies were changing shape, size, or relationship to the rest of…

Introduction: The Intersection of Literature and Cinema Over the past few decades, the motion picture industry has interwoven with literature, so much so that film adaptations of great literary works have become a popular thread in the fabric of the seventh art, becoming a main branch in the field of interdisciplinary studies. Although the two…

J.R.R Tolkien film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey released 21 September 1937 and Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland emancipated 4 March 2010. The Hobbit is a novel about the adventures of a hobbit as he commenced on an unexpected adventure. Alice in Wonderland is a story about a little girl and her adventures in a…