Alice in Wonderland is a classic children’s book that was written in 1865. It is a celebration of fantasy and imagination. It is a story about a little girl who goes on a surrealistic adventure to find places and characters that were not found in her world. She escapes the reality of her boring farm life to experience a “wonderland” full of contradicting and fantastic creatures.
Alice in Wonderland is extremely popular, not only throughout the U.S. but also globally. It has been translated into many different languages, and it is a book that millions grew up reading and listening to. This whimsical story is appealing to all different ages. To have read it or to have been read it at a young age, and then read it at a later age gives two different connotations of the story. For example, in chapter six Alice comes to the home of the Duchess. A child sees this women sin
Alice in Wonderland lends itself to be culturally specific in terms of English tradition. As is custom in England, Alice has a specified tea time, and even in her adventure in Wonderland she attends a tea party. As tradition goes croquet is the sport of choice in this story, although it is played in a bit of a unconventional way, it is the center of chapter eight. On another quite obvious cultural note Alice is playing this game of croquet with the King and Queen of England.
This wondertale has captivated not only readers of the western culture, but from cultures everywhere. Alice is appealing everywhere because of her sense of imagination, her childish naivety, and her fearless and inquisitive nature. People everywhere have a common yearning to let go and speak their minds, without feeling as if they shouldn’t. Alice speaks freely and without holding back, if something is on her mind s
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