Daily Archives: 18 Dec ’14

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Alice in WONDERland

In Lewis Carroll’s story of Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, Alice seems to always have her mind wondering about everything. When Alice wonders about everything, her thoughts tend to come out very bluntly or simplistic. Alice talks to other characters in such a deeming way in which she believes she knows everything. Although Alice is quick to judge other characters, her intentions are not malicious; I believe it is because of her simple mind. With a simple mind, it may be hard for Alice to understand her own words that come out of her mouth.

Alice would like to be an adult but her actions simply do not convey that notion. She is easily persuaded to do as told or do things out of rash decisions. When it came down to eating or drinking those “new” foods, she gladly just took them without thinking about the consequences. Her road to adulthood will be a long one because throughout the book, Alice gave off “typical high school teenager” vibe to her.

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Little Annie’s Ramble

Little Annie’s Ramble, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a story to me that seems one way yet as you continue to read it, it shed light on such a darker tone. In a way, this story can give off two different vibes, an innocent on as well as a darker one. With the darker version, the reader can get a perverse feeling towards that man who is so infatuated with Annie. While going through the streets, the man mentions that “there are a few grown ladies that could entice me from the side of little Annie,” which in a way sounds extremely creepy due to the fact that it seems as though the man in more interested in a little girl. The man is too infatuated with the little girl that even grown women seems to show no interest for him. Does this man know what he is doing and is he doing this on purpose?

For a more innocent approach, one can read this story as a man simply enjoying the company of a young child just so he can enjoy his childhood once again or perhaps the feeling of having a daughter. He takes her off to an adventure just like how any dad would take his daughter out to spoil her. But then again, why didn’t he tell her mother of the adventure?