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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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Alice in Wonderland

The stories of Alice’s adventures in Wonderland have always been a favorite of mine. I was excited to read Lewis Carroll’s book again from a different perspective now that I am older. One of the first things that surprised me was when Alice was drinking the “drink me” potion, and eating the “eat me” cake. Alice checks the bottle to see if it says poison, and when she sees that it doesn’t she drinks it. When I was younger this didn’t strike me as odd. Now, I think of all the different things that could have happened to Alice other than a change in size. In todays society it does not matter if a drink says poison or not because it could very well be drugged and very dangerous. The fact that Alice drinks and eats what she finds led me to start thinking about how crucial it is that Alice is a child. Any adult in Alice’s position most likely wouldn’t have followed a strange rabbit down a hole in the ground, let alone drink and eat random things they find along the way. A child can sometimes be seen as curious, and naïve. Alice doesn’t imagine this drink as dangerous at all as soon as she sees that it is not marked poison because she is naïve enough to believe that no one would purposely deceive her in such a way. Alice is also a very curious child, but still believes in things many people believe are impossible. Alice’s imagination and curiosity bring her to the amazing world of Wonderland where nothing is impossible. All of her adventures in Wonderland only happen because she doesn’t question whether or not this strange talking rabbit is real or not, but simply, where is he going?