Essays on Through The Looking Glass

There is a common discussion amongst those interested in literature about the metaphors and allusions in the works of Lewis Carroll. Lewis Carroll first invented the Alice character in the work Alice in Wonderland, published in 1865. Scholars studying Carroll’s stories, including Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass have debated whether or not he was able to weave together abstract notions into a cogent story, or if he simply delivered fractured fairy tales for a 20th Century audience. The truth is that Carroll worked purely within the realm of thte imagination, and although he did occasionally ...

Introduction

William Jordan says, “Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom.” His quote reflects the wisdom and growth that Alice goes through in wonderland. The novel follows the story about a seven-year-old who is bored by her sister’s constant reading of childish stories. Alice is in search of adventure, and one of her exploits leads her to Wonderland, where the adventure begins. The story is about maturity in a world where reasoning does not apply. In wonderland, as it will be discussed, Alice is seen to grow in terms of her thinking about the world. There are specific events that contribute ...

Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are novels written by Lewis Carroll. These two stories are Carroll’s imaginations and fantasies that have been read worldwide and loved by many children. Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland talks of Alice when she was still a child while Through the Looking Glass talks of Alice when she was a teenager. In this paper, I am going to write about Alice’s search for identity, the struggles she underwent and the purpose for her struggle. Finally I will talk about the purpose for her struggles and the situations she was ...