Tolog Review: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
reviewed by Lindsey Beck 

The book “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is a magical, fantasy that anyone, young or old, can enjoy. When reading this book, the reader is transported to another world, in this case, Wonderland. Imagination is a huge component and base to this book, and is very evident throughout.

First off, the arrival into Wonderland. Alice is with her sister outside, growing very bored Her sister is reading a book with only words and no pictures, which Alice thinks is useless. Alice suddenly hears a noise. It’s someone saying “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!” She sees a white rabbit scurrying along, and appeared to have run down a large rabbit hole. Alice decides to follow him, and arrives in Wonderland.

Madness: a state of severe mental illness. Madness is also a root of the story. When Alice first arrives in Wonderland, she meets the Cheshire cat, a smiling, talking cat who smokes. Alice starts talking to him, after all she has no idea where she is, and in Wonderland a talking cat is not unusual. The cat says, "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.” The author is Lewis Carroll, and he was thought to be not very mentally stable, and his thoughts are basically written out in this book. When the Cheshire Cat says that they are all mad, the understanding of the book changes. When Alice is in Wonderland it seems that it is all fun and games, but the idea of everyone being mad sparks ideas and thoughts of fear.

Alice begins to adjust to Wonderland and never has any thoughts about getting back home. She encounters many strange characters along the way, such as the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse, and the Queen Of Hearts, to name a few. She goes with the flow and goes along with whatever happens, which tells a lot about her character. “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to." "I don't much care where –" "Then it doesn't matter which way you go.” Alice is a very relaxed person, who doesn’t like to follow rules or think and act how she is supposed to. She likes to imagine and have no boundaries, be free in her opinions, and just be a kid.

Alice continues her wonderful journey through Wonderland, and it ends by her waking up by her sister where they were in the beginning. It turns out to be just a dream, but Alice isn’t so sure as she seems to see and hear her fellow friends from Wonderland around her. Alice’s adventure seemed very real, and just proved that imagination can take you anywhere.

Sources Used:
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
“Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” by: Lewis Carroll