It all began one "golden afternoon" in the summer of 1862.
Dodgson was gliding down stream with the three lovely Liddell sisters, and.
his dear friend Reverend Robinson Duckworth. The girls begged Charles.
to tell them a story, and out it poured. The strangely fascinating tale of.
Alice's trip down the rabbit hole. The tale featured the youngest Liddell.
sister, Alice of whom Charles was quite fond of. It reflected life in the.
Victorian age, through a child's eyes. Though the aspects of this novel.
were clear to the readers of its time, those who read it now easily find the.
novel to be a story made in the twisted mind of a drug addicted author. .
But in truth, the story has much more depth. The happenings in this fairy.
tale can easily be compared to life in the Victorian era. .
Through a child's mind, the world of adults is intimidating and.
somewhat confusing. To them, it seems as though the adults mistreat.
them and look down upon them. For example, if an adult were to say to.
a child, "No more cookies today." it is as if they are saying "I am going to.
starve you forever!". This form of misinterpretation is a significant factor in.
this story. The majority of the characters are very rude to Alice throughout.
her so called adventure. She goes from being criticized by the Mad.
Hatter on the length of her locks, to being cross-examined by the.
Caterpillar, to being berated by the Duchess. In one chapter of the story,.
the white rabbit, whom she had been following, mistakes her for his.
housemaid, Mary-Anne, and shouts orders at her. Towards the end, as if.
things couldn't get worse for Alice, the Queen of Hearts bellows at her,.
"Off with her head!". It's clear that the adult situations viewed by.
children are usually over-exaggerated, but nevertheless made out to be.
an important factor.
.
The violence presented in this novel must have been metaphorical.
and shown some of not only Alice Liddell's fears, but also the fears of.
