1/28/2019 4 Comments Lewis CarrolAuthor’s Name Dates Alive Location
“Lewis Carroll” Jan 27 1832 - Jan 14 1898 Oxford, UK Major Works:
Major Themes: Familiarity
Curiosity
Novel Choice Plot Summary: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a about 7-year-old girl (Alice) who, “burning with curiosity”, follows a White Rabbit with a pocket watch down a hole into an underground world. Alice becomes entangled in a series of comical and odd situations, where she encounters a diverse cast of humorous and eccentric characters throughout the book. Her goal is to find and enter a beautiful garden. Analysis of Main Characters: Alice - Main protagonist of the story. She's a 7-year-old with a “burning curiosity”. She's characterized as the only “normal” person compared to the other creatures. Mad Hatter - Physical embodiment of how creativity in “madness” should be something to be curious of. He's seen along with the March Hare and Dormouse at a tea-party. They all tell riddles and squabble making little sense. Theme: Creativity in “madness” isn't something to be feared, but to be explored. How did the author’s life influence his writing in this novel? (2-3 paragraphs) Lewis Carroll established the first of his great friendships with children. In fact, becoming an entertainer of girls and boys and a photographer was his favorite time to unwind. One of these girls, Alice Liddell, inspired him to become an author. Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is his real name) would always take the girls out to walk through the town to Folly Bridge and rent a boat to row up or down the River Isis. One day, he introduced an introductory poem to Alice in Wonderland to the children while they were having a picnic. Alice Liddell begged him to write the tale down for her. Her pleading persuaded Dodgson to write the tale as he began to work on it the next day. Works Cited: Lewis Carroll in Wonderland The Life and Times of Alice and Her Creator by Stephanie Stoffel By: Sasha V.
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Elena Stephens
1/31/2019 10:12:07 am
Do you think the character that is the Mad Hatter reflect who Lewis Carroll is as a person? Like, in a sense, do you think Carroll sometimes feels he is the Mad Hatter and that people think he is "mad" for all his creative ideas?
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Hannah O'Connor
1/31/2019 02:36:11 pm
Do you think that children's natural curiosity could be another reason why Carroll chose to make the main character a young child?
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kaitlyn karl
2/3/2019 09:10:33 am
do you think the past affects the this novel?
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Rachael Tomanelli
2/3/2019 06:03:27 pm
There is alot of controversy surrounding whether or not Carroll is referencing narcotics in the story. Considering the characters and the plotline, do you think he is?
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