When we had discussed the reading assignment of Alice and Wonderland, I could not help but think of the Disney version of the story. It always came to my mind that this story had been such a well put together children’s story. It was filled with imagination and fun, two aspects that I young child would love to enjoy and watch over and over. After a few class discussion I was able to see understand that the text version and the visual version can be viewed differently.
When asked whether this text is or should be considered a children’s book, my thoughts immediately pointed toward the answer yes, but after a few points had been made about the text I realized that it just might be a little too much for a child to comprehend. As pointed out in class, the idea of using the flamingos head to whack the hedgehog, when thought about, in fact seems very brutal for an animal to experience. Although the child is blinded by the idea of it being just a “game” being played, as an adult we are able to see the wrong doings of this act. I was able to agree with Professor Curseen’s arguments where she stated that there is a great difference in the film versus the text when it comes to the portrayal of animation, song and dance to realm and fantasy. I also think that because the child’s mind is also left as curious as Alice’s, they are able to use their imagination in the text and create a barrier between fantasy and realism. Just as they do with the film, they are able to create their own movie while reading the text themselves.