IRWIN PHILOSOPHY/POP CULTURE S E R I E S R Can drugs take us down the rabbit-hole? R Is Alice a feminist icon? curiouser To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com and WILLIAM IRWIN is a professor of philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles,
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Lagniton, cyrus john m. Bfa 3a Alice In Wonderland For my last reaction paper I have decided to read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland which was written by Lewis Carroll. The story starts with Alice sitting outdoors with her sister when she notices a white rabbit with a pocket watch. Fascinated by the rabbit she follows it and soon finds herself falling down a hole. She then finds that she is in a long hallway full of doors. She manages to get out of the hallway by eating a piece of
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Burton and Alice in Wonderland with a zesty love triangle in this story by A.G. Howard. Meet Alyssa Gardner, she lives with her father in a normal home, going to normal school, with normal friends…. how average, right? However, Alyssa is a descendant of Alice Lidell- you know the girl who fell down the rabbit hole in that book by Lewis Carrol? Since Alice left wonderland the bugs and plants have been talking to her and any of her female descendants- begging her to return to wonderland before it turns
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The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, is a good spin off from Alice in Wonderland. In this story Alyss gets separated from wonderland by her Aunt Redd and is forced to leave Wonderland and go to London, England. Eventually she returns to face Redd and reclaims her rightful throne. This book is unlike the original because it gives meaningful themes. I will focus on not lose hope and that was displayed by the Alyssian’s, Hatter Madigan, and Alyss. The Alyssian’s did not lose hope even though they
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speak of is the well written 1865 novel called “Alice in Wonderland” by Charles Lutwidge Dodgsons (Lewis Carroll). It’s absolutely certain that in Lewis Carroll’ “Alice in Wonderland” he tries to introduce the reader to psychosis, narcotics,and potentially the existence of parallel universes. As i revised his work of art i decided to exaggerate and or be direct with the reader on what he was implying when he wrote Alice in Wonderland. “Alice in Wonderland” is a great novel that tells a story of an
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Start with classical architetcure in oxford, and why it took so long to happen Education presentation, vs. a fun presentation Thought I’d do everyone a favor The twisted tales of of Alice in Wonderland ( secrets and mysteries reveiled) If I can talk for 10 minutes about anything, I’ll have more fun taking about this - like it because you can see it when you’re 4 and then you’re see it when you’re an adult and it’s a completely different story History Lewis Carroll (scandal)
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“Nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the rabbit say to itself “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late” * Lewis Carroll- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland A comparison of the different forms of Anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature- Looking at Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Black Beauty and War Horse. Throughout history, animals have been used in storytelling and literature. From primitive story tellers who would utilise animal adversaries to symbolise man’s continuous
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Imaginary Invalid by Moliére and my latest show being Don Nigro’s Maelstrom between a five year period, I’ve devoted my entire high school career, and summers, to the shows in my little town. As for one acts, I’ve done A Midsummer Nights Dream, Alice In Wonderland, The Imaginary Invalid, and Maelstrom. Outside of one act I’ve done CATS, Southern Hospitality, and Shrek. Outside of high school, I’ve done musicals with our local Shining Star Productions studio, headed by Amanda Brandenburg. These include
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(Delahoyde). Lewis Carroll was a writer in the 19th century who included the Anglo-Saxon era in his work. After the publication of his novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, he published another novel named, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. His poem, “Jabberwocky,” is a poem from the novel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Delahoyde). This poem is still known to be one of his famous poems. The poem is about a father who is tells his son to be beware of a monster
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literature. A common setting related to food in children's literature is teatime. Usually employed to dramatize states of harmony or disharmony, teatime is used to great effect in such works as Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1866), in which Alice learns to come to terms with the world around her via her experiences at the Mad Hatter's distinctly uncivilized tea party. Food and order images are also used liberally in such tales as Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows (1961)
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